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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.

Puge County, which belongs to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, is located in the east of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, located between 27 °13 & #39;-27 °30 & #39; in north latitude and 102 °26 & #39;-102 °46 & #39; in east longitude. Butuo County, Ningnan County, Dechang County, Xichang City and Zhaojue County are bordered to the east, south, west, northwest and north respectively. Puji Town, the county seat, is 74 kilometers north from Xichang, the state capital. Located in the southwest of Sichuan Province and southeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it covers an area of 1918 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 34 townships, 153 administrative villages and 8 neighborhood committees. Puge County, which has 21 ethnic groups, including Yi, Han and Hui, is the birthplace of the Yi Torch Festival. It is an ethnic minority county with Yi as the main body and approved by the State Council.
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