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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.

Gong County is a county under the jurisdiction of Yibin City, Sichuan Province. It is located in the south of Yibin City, between longitude 104 °38mm muri 105 °02' and latitude 27 °53mm Mel 28 °31', north is bounded by Gaoxian County, 46 km away from Cuiping District, Yibin City, south by Daxueshan, 69 km away from the county seat of Weixin County, Yunnan Province, west by Yunlian County, southeast and northeast by Xingwen County and Changning County. The county government is stationed in the town, 56 kilometers away from the municipal government. There are trunk highways such as Xugao Highway, Chuanyun Highway and Yiwei Highway connecting Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces in Gongxian County. Chengyi Railway and Jinyun Railway run through the county, which is an important transportation hub and material distribution center in the south of Yibin City. The high-grade cement road goes directly to the urban area of Yibin City and can reach Yibin Airport and Yangtze River Shipping Terminal within 1 hour. Gong County is important in Sichuan Province.
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