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Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 523,994.

Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth-most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices. The city is the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound.

Maqin County, located in the southeast of Qinghai Province and northeast of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is a national "Sanjiangyuan" ecological reserve. The county has a total area of 13400 square kilometers in 2009, of which the grassland area is 17.6362 million mu, and the available grassland area is 16.2801 million mu, accounting for 92.3% of the grassland area. It is a typical plateau and mountain type, with an average elevation of more than 4100 meters. It now has jurisdiction over 35 administrative villages and 96 animal husbandry cooperatives in 6 townships and 2 towns. In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. On December 29, 2018, the sixth national unity and progress demonstration zone (unit) was named by the State Civil Affairs Commission.
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