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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.

Lintao County, known as Didao in ancient times, belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province, and gets its name because of the Tao River in the territory. Lintao County is located in the middle of Gansu Province and the west of Dingxi City. It is located in the confluence zone of the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Tao River, the largest tributary in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, passes through the city. As of October 2018, the county has a total area of 2851 square kilometers and a total population of 552900. There are 21 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui and Dongxiang, under the jurisdiction of 12 towns and 6 townships, with the county government stationed in Taoyang Town. Lintao has been a famous city in the northwest and an important town in Longyou since ancient times. it is located on the main road of the ancient Silk Road and is one of the important birthplaces of the ancient culture of the Yellow River. Since the establishment of Didao County in the 18th year of King Zhou'an (384 BC) and the establishment of Longxi County in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC), it has been a county, state, state, government and county government.
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