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Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Anding District, which means "peaceful and stable", belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province. It is the seat of Dingxi Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. It is located in the central part of Gansu Province. It is 82.9km long from north to south and 73.3km wide from east to west, with a total area of 4225 square kilometers. The region has jurisdiction over 12 towns, 7 townships and 3 subdistrict offices, with a resident population of 430500 at the end of 2017. Anding District was built in 1096 AD (the second year of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty), named "Dingxizhai", and Dingxi County was founded in 1142 (the second year of Jin Huangtong). In September 2003, Dingxi County withdrew its county and set up a district, which was renamed as "Anding District of Dingxi City". Anding District is one of the birthplaces of the Yellow River civilization, the important town of the ancient "Silk Road" and the necessary place for the New Eurasian Continental Bridge. It is known as "Gansu throat and Lanzhou Gateway", which is far away from the provincial capital Lanzhou.
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