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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.

Pingshan County is a county under the jurisdiction of Yibin City. Because there is Baoping Mountain in the east of the county, the mountain is like a barrier, which gets its name. Pingshan County is located in the lower reaches of Minjiang River, Yibin City in the east, Leibo County and Mabian Yi Autonomous County in the west, Muchuan County in the north and Suijiang County in Yunnan Province in the south. The county seat is 42 kilometers away from Yibin and 300 kilometers away from Chengdu. By the end of 2018, Pingshan County had jurisdiction over 9 towns and 6 townships (including 2 Yi townships), with a total area of 1504 square kilometers, with a registered population of 312780 and 23 ethnic minorities. In 2017, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Pingshan County reached 4.80615 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5%. Among them, the added value of the primary industry is 1.62516 billion yuan, the secondary industry is 1.59822 billion yuan, and the tertiary industry is 1.58277 billion yuan.
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