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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.

Pucheng County (ancient Pucheng County, Jianning Prefecture) is a county under the jurisdiction of Nanping City, Fujian Province, the hometown of Dangui in China. Located at the northernmost tip of Fujian Province and the junction of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, it is the "north gate" of Fujian. It has been the first pass for the Central Plains to enter Fujian since ancient times, bordering Jiangshan City, Longquan City, Suichang County in Zhejiang Province and Guangfeng County in Jiangxi Province respectively. It is adjacent to Jianyang City, Wuyishan City and Songxi County in Fujian Province. The county has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 9 towns, 8 townships and 296 villages. At the end of 2006, the registered population was 407000, of which 71600 were non-agricultural. Except for Shibei Town, Shuibei Street Town and other villages and towns, the dialect of northern Fujian is spoken in most of the other areas. The county covers an area of 3383 square kilometers, which is the third largest county in Fujian Province, with a mountain area of 4.374 million mu and cultivated land area.
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