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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.

Gucheng County, which belongs to Hengshui City, Hebei Province, is located in the southeast of Hebei Province, at the junction of Hebei and Shandong provinces and three cities. By 2018, with a total area of 941 square kilometers, there are 538 administrative villages in 11 towns and 2 townships, with a total population of 530000, including 410000 agricultural population and 910000 mu of arable land. Gucheng County is a sub-humid continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone, with four distinct seasons and simultaneous rain and heat. The annual average temperature is 13.2℃. The annual sunshine time is 2608.5 hours and the annual sunshine rate is 59%. The average annual precipitation is 532 mm. The frost-free period for the whole year is about 190 days. In 2018, the GDP of Gucheng County reached 12.5 billion yuan, the total financial revenue was 1.14 billion yuan, the general public budget revenue was 666 million yuan, the investment in fixed assets was 8 billion yuan, and the total industrial output value was completed.
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