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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.

Lushi County is under the jurisdiction of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty established a county in the fourth year of Yuan Ding (113 BC). Lushi County is adjacent to Lingbao to the north, Luoning and Luanchuan to the east, Xixia to the south, and Luonan, Danfeng and Shangnan counties in Shaanxi Province to the southwest. The county seat is 135 kilometers away from Sanmenxia City. Lushi County, with a total area of 4004 square kilometers and a total population of 382000, has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 10 townships, 277 administrative villages, 10 neighborhood committees, 3114 village groups, 4113 natural villages and 18560 settlements (2018). In 2017, Lushi County achieved a GDP of 9.11027 billion yuan, an increase of 9.1% over the same period last year, of which the added value of the primary industry, the secondary industry and the tertiary industry were 2.17779 billion yuan, 2.9046 billion yuan and 40% respectively.
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