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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.

Puyang County is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Henan and Shandong provinces in the northeast of Henan Province. It is located at the connecting point of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Bohai Economic Circle. It is an important part of the Central Plains Economic Zone and Pufantai Comprehensive Experimental area for Poverty Alleviation and Development. The county covers an area of 1382 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 9 townships and 1 office, 993 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), with a population of 1.151 million and a cultivated land area of 1.35 million mu. The Yellow River flows 61 kilometers through the county, with a beach area of 217 square kilometers, involving 7 townships, 186000 people and 187000 mu of arable land. Puyang County, with a long civilization and splendid culture, is the hometown of Emperor Shun and the dragon capital of Huaxia. With rich products and prosperous economy, Puyang County is a "super grain-producing county in the country and one of the top 100 industrial counties in China". Its folkways are honest and honest and the society is harmonious.
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