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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.

Zhumadian, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, is located in the central and southern part of Henan Province, located in the hilly plain area of the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, on the third geomorphological step of the country, across the eastern edge of Nanyang Basin and Huaibei Plain, in the transition zone between subtropical and warm temperate zone; the total area is 15083 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 1 district and 9 counties; the total population is 8.0518 million in 2018. Zhumadian is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the core area of the creation activities of Pangu, the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation, and the hometown of Xuanyuan Huangdi's wife Kuizu. It is the weapons manufacturing center of the warring States period and the hometown of Cai's, Jin's and Jiang's families. There are 7 forest parks in the city, including 4 national forest parks with more natural and cultural landscapes. Zhumadian also has the hometown of Liangzhu, the tomb of Li Si, the prime minister of Qin, and the hexagram pavilion painted by Fuxi.
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