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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.

Nancheng is the deputy central city of Fuzhou planned by the Jiangxi provincial party committee and provincial government. it is a pilot county directly administered by the province, located in the middle of Fuzhou city, with an area of 1712 square kilometers, 10 towns and 2 townships, with a total population of 350000, an urban population of 184000 and a urbanization rate of 57.3%. In Nancheng County, there is a railway (Xiangxiang Railway), two highways (Fuyin Expressway and Ji-Guang Expressway) and three national highways (206 National Highway, 316 National Highway and Changsha Highway). The planned Tengqiao Civil Airport is 20 kilometers away from the county seat. Fuzhou to Nancheng expressway, Nancheng-Yihuang-Chongren-Fengcheng encryption highway is also being planned. The second batch of national agricultural products quality and safety counties.
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