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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.

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture is located in southeastern Yunnan Province of China, connecting Kunming to the north, Wenshan to the east, Yuxi to the west, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the south, and the Tropic of Cancer to the east and west. Honghe Prefecture covers an area of 32930 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 4 cities and 9 counties with a total population of 4.561 million (2012). It is a multi-ethnic border ethnic minority autonomous prefecture with 10 ethnic groups and a population of 2.41 million ethnic minorities. Honghe Prefecture has the political, economic, military and cultural center of southern Yunnan, the old city of Xi in the world, Jianshui, a famous historical and cultural city of the country, Shiping, Hekou and Jinshuihe, and some tin culture, ceramic culture and
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