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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.

Xuchang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, also known as Liancheng, is located in the central part of Henan Province, one of the core cities of the Central Plains Urban agglomeration and the Central Plains Economic Zone; the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, slowly tilting from the northwest to the southeast; it belongs to the north warm temperate monsoon climate zone, rich in heat resources; it has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 2 counties, with a total area of 4996 square kilometers; the permanent population is 4.4374 million in 2018. Xuchang is located in the Central Plains with a long history and is an important birthplace of Chinese culture. Xuchang ancient culture tourism resources include prehistoric culture series, Han culture series, three Kingdoms culture series, temple architecture culture series, Jun porcelain culture series and so on. Xuchang has convenient transportation, 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Zhengzhou, 50 kilometers away from Xinzheng International Airport, 311 National Highway and local railway crossing east-west; Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing
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