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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.

Gongga County is under the jurisdiction of Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous region of the people's Republic of China, which is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous region and in the valley of the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River. As of 2013, Gongga County has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 3 townships, 43 administrative villages (communities) and 168 villages. Gongga County has a total area of 2386.11 square kilometers and a total population of 50, 000. County people's government in Jixiong town. The terrain of Gongga County is high in the west and low in the east, which belongs to the arid monsoon climate zone of the plateau. Gongga County has a long history of handmade wool spinning, and "Jade Show apron" is famous both at home and abroad. Gongga County is the location of Gongga International Airport in Lhasa and is a famous aviation county in Tibet. On February 6, 2019, the people's Government of the Tibet Autonomous region decided to withdraw Gongga County from the poverty-stricken county.
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