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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.

Xinxiang City is a prefecture-level city in Henan Province. Xinxiang City is located in the north of Henan Province, the center is located in 35 °18km north latitude, 113o 54km east longitude, facing the Yellow River to the south, facing Zhengzhou City and Kaifeng City across the river; Taihang City to the north, adjacent to Hebi City and Anyang City; Jiaozuo City to the west and Shanxi Province to the west; Puyang City to the east and Shandong City to the east, with a total area of 8249 square kilometers. Xinxiang City belongs to the North China plate, is located in the Yellow River and Haihe River basins, the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, the north is mainly Taihang Mountains and hills and hills, the south is the Yellow River alluvial fan plain, the plain accounts for 78% of the city's total land area, is a warm temperate continental climate, the average temperature over the years is 14 ℃, the average annual precipitation is 573.4 mm. In the early days of the founding of the people's Republic of China, Xinxiang was the capital of Pingyuan Province and the northern part of Henan Province.
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