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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.

Zhaotong, a municipal administrative district under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province, at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces, along the lower reaches of the Jinsha River, and in the excessive uplift zone from Sichuan Basin to Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The topography of Zhaotong is high in the south and low in the north, with the lowest elevation of 267m (Shuifu County) and the highest elevation of 4040 m (Qiaojia County), with a total area of 23021 square kilometers. Zhaotong has jurisdiction over 10 counties and 143 townships (offices) in District 1 (Zhaoyang District). At the end of 2010, the total population was 5.213 million, including 542000 from 23 ethnic minorities, including Miao, Yi and Hui. In history, Zhaotong is an important gateway from Yunnan Province to Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, and an important channel for Central Plains culture to enter Yunnan. One of the three major birthplaces of Yunnan culture (Zhaotong Kunming, Dali), known as Xiao Kunming, is a Chinese work.
Travel Notes In Zhaotong
The first trip to the plateau——Dashanbao in Zhaotong, Yunnan
Destination introduction Explanation] I spent the first sunrise in 2014 on the plateau. I have always been lazy, and it is wrong to delay posting unti
[Yunnan Day133] Go to the "Holy Land of Skewers" in Yunnan to eat authentic Zhaotong small meat skewers! Really fragrant! ! !
Indulgence late at night - enjoy eating in the "Holy Land of Skewers" in Yunnan! ! ! If you have heard of “Small Meat Skewers in Zhaotong”, come and
[Jigong Mountain Majestic and Precipitous] Feel the exclusive fantasy in the mountains
Many fans are clamoring to go to places that are beautiful and have few people. No, I recently collected the Rooster Mountain in Yunnan that I found f
It only takes half a day to set off from Chengdu and Chongqing, watching the sunset on the mountains and the cranes flying together——Zhaotong, the forgotten wonderland of Yunnan
Evan has a hobby. He likes to go to great lengths to explore unpopular beauties that are rarely heard of. However, these places are not far away or re