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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.

Pinggui District belongs to Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region. It is located in the northeast of Guangxi and the middle of Hezhou City, with a total area of 2022 square kilometers. As of 2018, the total population is 415000, and there are mainly Han, Yao, Zhuang and other nationalities living in the territory. As of 2018, Pinggui District has jurisdiction over 1 street, 7 towns and 1 nationality township, and the district government is located at No. 1 Pinggui Avenue, Xiwan Street. In the 23rd year of the people's Republic of China (1934), the Guangxi Mining Bureau set up an office in Xiwan, acting Pingle and Guilin, hence the name "Pinggui" and has been in use all the time. In April 2007, the people's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region formally approved the establishment of Hezhou Pinggui Management District, which is the dispatched office of Hezhou people's Government. On July 11, 2016, with the approval of the State Council, it was agreed to establish Pinggui District of Hezhou City.
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