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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.

Pingchuan District is a municipal district under the jurisdiction of Baiyin City, Gansu Province, which is located in the north of the middle of Baiyin City, Gansu Province. The general characteristics of the topography of Pingchuan District are high in the southeast and low in the northwest, tilting from the southeast to the northwest. The total area is 2106 square kilometers and the population is 209000 (2016). Pingchuan District has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 4 towns and 3 townships. Pingchuan is an important coal and electricity energy base in Gansu, with an annual output of more than 12 million tons of high-quality raw coal and 13 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generation. Pingchuan is the largest ceramic production base in northwest China, with clay reserves of more than 4 billion tons and annual output of nearly 20 million square meters of wall and floor tiles. Pingchuan has been awarded "China Ceramic Industry transfer demonstration Base" by China Ceramic Industry Association. In 2009, Pingchuan District won the title of Advanced Zone of Scientific and technological Progress in China. In 2016, Pingchuan District achieved regional health throughout the year.
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