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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.

Hualong Hui Autonomous County is located in the transitional zone between the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the east of Qinghai Province and in the south of Haidong City. Is a Hui-based multi-ethnic county, a total of Hui, Han, Tibetan, Salar and other 12 ethnic groups. The county people's government is stationed in Bayan Town, 75 kilometers away from the provincial government. Linping Highway, Lehua Highway, Asai Highway, Zaha Highway, Ping-An Expressway and Yanguan Highway run through the county. Hualong Hui Autonomous County has a total area of 2740 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 18 townships. As of 2010, the total population is 229669. Located in the mountains and valleys on the north side of the Yellow River valley, the terrain tilts from northwest to southeast, and the Yellow River flows through the southwest and south of the county. It belongs to the eastern arid area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average annual temperature of 2.2 ℃ and annual precipitation of 470mm.
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