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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.

Shanwei City, referred to as Shancheng District, belongs to Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, located on the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, bordering the South China Sea to the south, Heyuan and Meizhou to the north, Shantou and Chaozhou to the east, Huizhou and Shenzhen to the west, and adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. It is 160 kilometers east of Shantou and 120 kilometers west of Shenzhen, and the waterway is only 81 nautical miles away from Hong Kong. It is an important channel connecting eastern Guangdong, the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong and Macao. It is one of the important central cities in the coastal areas of eastern Guangdong. It has unique geographical advantages and profound development potential. Shanwei City has a long history, since ancient times, there have been ancestors living here, better retain the essence of the Central Plains culture, Chaoshan culture, ou Yue culture. In March 2019, it was on the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization districts and counties.
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