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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.

Lianzhou, a county-level city hosted by Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the northwest of Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, the upper reaches of Xiaobei River, Yangshan County in the southeast, Liannan County in the southwest, Lanshan County and Jianghua County in Hunan Province in the northwest, Linwu County in Hunan Province in the north and Yizhang County in Hunan Province in the northeast, with a total area of 2663.33 square kilometers. Lianzhou City is located at the southern foot of Mengzhuling in Nanling, with mountains on the west, north and east, and slightly lower in the middle. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone, which is affected by the monsoon all the year round. The river in the territory belongs to the Lianjiang River system, a tributary of the Beijiang River (a tributary of the Pearl River). As of 2014, Lianzhou has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 2 ethnic townships. In 2016, Lianzhou had a resident population of 382200, with 29 ethnic groups, with the Han nationality as the main ethnic group and a minority.
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