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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.

Luoping County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Qujing City, Yunnan Province, with a width of 75 kilometers from east to west, 99 kilometers from north to south, and an area of 3116 square kilometers. Luoping County is conveniently located, 207 kilometers west of Kunming, 120 kilometers north of Qujing City, 86 kilometers east of Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, and 156 kilometers south of Xilin County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region. Luoping County, with a population of 540000 in 2010, has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 4 towns and 6 townships. In 2013, Luoping County's GDP was 13.5 billion, ranking 22nd among all cities and counties in Yunnan Province. Luoping County has won city business cards such as "National Top 100 Tourism County", "National Advanced Grain production County", "National largest Tobacco production County", "National civilized County" and so on. Reconfirm the national health county (township) in 2018.
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