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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.

Jianchuan County is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province and the north of Dali Prefecture. The county has a distance of 58 kilometers from east to west and 55 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 2318 square kilometers, of which mountain areas account for 87.78 percent. With a total population of 174600 (2006), Bai, Han, Yi, Lisu, Hui, Naxi and other ethnic groups are the main Bai inhabited counties in the state. Jianchuan County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 3 townships. There are 5 neighborhood committees and 88 administrative villages. The county government is in Jinhua town. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The main mountains are Laojun Mountain, Shibaoshan, Jinhua Mountain, Yanlu Mountain, Xueban Mountain and so on. Mineral deposits include copper, iron, lead, zinc, coal and salt rock. 214 National Highway, Dian (South) six (Ku) Highway, Ping (Slope) Dian (South) Highway across the county. Places of interest include Tang Daishi, a key cultural relic protection unit in the country.
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