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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.

Baihe County Qin Wei County, belonging to Hanzhong County; renamed Fengli County in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, belonging to Xiyu County; abolished in Song Dynasty; Baihe Castle was built in Xunyang in the eighth year of Chenghua (1472); Baihe County was set up in the 12th year of Chenghua (1476), named after Baishi River in the territory. Baihe County is located in the eastern part of Bashan, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. It faces the Han River in the north, Yunxi County in Hubei Province across the river, Yunxian County in Hubei Province in the east and Zhushan County in the south, and Xunyang County in the west. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, the mountains and ditches of the whole county alternate, the Han River crosses from the north of the county from west to east, and the Lengshui River and Baishi River flow into the Han River from the southwest to the northeast of the county. The administrative region is divided into 12 towns and 128 administrative villages (communities). The length from east to west is 53.3 km (map distance), the width from north to south is 41.5 km, and the total area is 14.
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