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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.

Ningqiang County is located in the southwest of Shaanxi Province, with Qinling Mountains in the north and Pillow Mountain in the south. The county has jurisdiction over 16 towns, 2 subdistrict offices and 200 administrative villages with a total population of 340000. Ningqiang is located in the confluence of the Qinling Mountains and the Bashan mountain system, with high in the southeast, low in the northwest and Wuding Mountain uplift in the middle. Ningqiang has abundant rainfall and humid air, and most areas have a warm temperate mountain humid monsoon climate with strong precipitation, with an annual precipitation of up to 1812.2 mm. Ningqiang County is a mountainous county with the confluence of the north and the south and the belt of Shu. It is the main gateway and golden passage from the northwest to the southwest. Baocheng, Yang'an Railway across the county, 108 National Highway, Western Han Expressway passing through; is the birthplace of the Han River, known as "the first city of the Han River" reputation, in November 2015 Ningqiang County was China
Travel Notes In Ningqiang County