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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.

Dongchuan District, belonging to Kunming City, Yunnan Province, is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province and the northernmost end of Kunming City, 150km away from Kunming, adjacent to Huize County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province in the east, Xundian County, Kunming City in the south, Luquan County, Kunming City in the west, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province in the north, and across the Jinsha River from Huili County and Huidong County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with a total area of 1858.79 square kilometers. Dongchuan District is located on the northern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with the highest elevation of 4344.1 meters, the lowest elevation of 695 meters, and the height difference of 3649.1 meters. Dongchuan District is rich in mineral resources and is one of the six major copper production bases in China. Jiaozi Snow Mountain is known as "the first mountain in central Yunnan". The Xiaojiang basin is a typical rainstorm and debris flow area in the world, which is called "the natural museum of debris flow". Both sides of the Xiaojiang River are Kunming.
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