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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.

Kang County, which belongs to Longnan City, Gansu Province, is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, southeast of Longnan City, and at the junction of Gansu, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. Kang County was known as Connecticut in ancient times, and was later incorporated into Wuzhou (Jizhou) after the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Zhikang County in 1929. Kang County has jurisdiction over 18 towns and 3 townships, with a total area of 2958.46 square kilometers and a total population of 202000 (2015). In the Longnan Mountains on the south side of the West Qinling Mountains in Kangxian County, the elevation is between 560-2483 meters above sea level, which belongs to the transition from subtropical zone to warm temperate zone, with abundant rainfall, humid climate, sufficient light and forest coverage of 66.7%. It is known as "Longshang Jiangnan" and "Longshang Xishuangbanna". The natural resources of Kangxian County include water resources, biological resources, mineral resources and so on, with a total output value of 1.922 billion yuan in 2015. Kangxian County
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