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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.

Mingshui County, under the jurisdiction of Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, is located in the southwest of Heilongjiang Province, northwest of Songnen Plain. It is bordered by Helen in the east, Lindian in the west, Qinggang in the south and Baiquan in the north. It is 86 km long from east to west and 31.5 km wide from north to south. The total area is 2400 square kilometers, with an area of 1.63 million mu of arable land, 700000 mu of grassland and 540000 mu of woodland. Mingshui County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 7 townships with a population of 350000 (2010). Mingshui is located at high latitudes and belongs to the sub-humid climate of mid-temperate zone, with an average temperature of 2.9 ℃, annual sunshine of 2800 hours and annual average precipitation of about 480mm. Mingshui County is known as "one forest, two grasses, seven fields". National Highway 202 (Harbin first Class Highway) runs through the whole territory, and forms traffic extending in all directions with Minghai, Mingsan and Mingshen secondary national roads.
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