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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.

Dongyuan County, under the jurisdiction of Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, the middle and upper reaches of Dongjiang River. It is adjacent to Longchuan County of Heyuan City and Wuhua County of Meizhou City to the east, Heping County and Lianping County to the north, Yuancheng District and Zijin County to the south, Longmen County of Huizhou City and Xinfeng County of Shaoguan City to the west, which is the joint of the Pearl River Delta and the mountains of northern Guangdong. Dongyuan County, formerly the suburb of Heyuan County and Heyuan City, was renamed Dongyuan County in November 1993. Xiantang Town, the county government, is the second largest county in Guangdong Province and belongs to Hakka cultural areas. Dongyuan County is located between 23 °22 °N and 24 °15 °N, 114o 19'- 115o 22'E, 130km from east to west and 66.6km from north to south, covering an area of 4070 square kilometers. it has a total population of 590000 and has jurisdiction over 20 towns and one she township. Beijing-Kowloon Railway
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