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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.

Heping County is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, the upper reaches of Dongjiang River and the Jiulian Mountains on the border between Guangdong and Jiangxi, and is under the jurisdiction of Heyuan City. Heping County is connected to Longchuan County to the east, Dongyuan County to the south, Lianping County to the west, and Dingnan County and Longnan County in Jiangxi Province to the north. It was said in ancient times that she was "the key place to contact Fujian and Guangzhou, take control of Longnan and Anyuan". It is the first county in Guangdong under the Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Railway, and it is also a window for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area to radiate to the mainland. By the end of 2017, there were 245 villages in 17 towns of Heping County, including Yangming, Dam, Changtang, Xiaxia, Shangling, Yousheng, Beidun, Guzhai, Pengzhai, Heshui, Gongbai, Qingzhou, Liyuan, Hot Water, Dongshui, Lishi, Linzhai, and one municipal state-run Liming Forest Farm, with a total area of 2286 square kilometers and a total population of 557900. 2018
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