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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.

Gonghe County is one of the five counties in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. it is a county with large population, vast territory and large proportion of animal husbandry economy in Qinghai Tibetan area. it plays an important role in the economic and social development layout of Qinghai Tibetan area. Located in the northeast of Qinghai Province, it is the Dongmen household of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "throat of Qinghai-Tibet". It is bounded by Qinghai Lake in the north, the "Mother River" in the south, the Yellow River in the east, Riyue Mountain in the east and the agricultural area in the east, and adjoins Qinghai's southern Tibetan area in the west. Gonghe County has jurisdiction over 11 townships, 99 administrative villages and 14 community neighborhood committees, with a total area of 17300 square kilometers. as of 2012, the total population was more than 134000, including 22 ethnic minorities, including Tibetan, Han, Hui, Sala and Mongolians. among them, ethnic minorities account for 70% of the total population of the county, and there are available grasslands.
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