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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.

Baota District, known as Yanzhou in ancient times, is located in the northern Shaanxi Province and the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi. It is known as "Qin important area" and "plugged throat". The Xia Dynasty belonged to Yongzhou, it was successively under the jurisdiction of Di, Jin, Wei and Qin in the Spring and Autumn and warring States period, and it was established in the Han Dynasty, Yanzhou or Yan'an House in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and Fushi after the Song Dynasty. After the Republic of China, it was renamed Yan'an County. In 1937, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China entered Yan'an and established Yan'an City, which is the seat of the government of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border region. In December 1996, Yan'an withdrew to set up the city, and Yan'an was renamed Baota District. It is the seat of the Yan'an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and it is the central city of Yan'an. The total land area of the region is 3556 square kilometers, with a registered population of 481200 (2017) and a resident population of 491800 (2017). It has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 4 townships and 5 cities.
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