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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.

Shanghang County (ancient Shanghang County, Tingzhou Prefecture) Longyan City, Fujian Province, China, is bordered by Changting County and Liancheng County to the north, Yongding District to the south and Jiaoling County in Guangdong Province to the south, Xinluo District to the east and Wuping County to the west. Located in the middle reaches of the Tingjiang River, the terrain tilts from northeast to southwest. Tingjiang River and Jiuxian River, Huangtan River two major tributaries flow through the territory. The average annual temperature is 19.8 ℃ and the annual precipitation is 1537.2 mm. National highways 205 and 319 run through the territory. Shanghang, the words "the Book of songs Wei Feng he Guang", "who means a wide river, a Reed and Hangzhou". Known as "the hometown of architecture", "the hometown of poetry and painting", "the hometown of folk songs". The county is one of the 23 Soviet counties in China, an important part of the Central Soviet area during the second Revolutionary Civil War, and a famous old revolutionary base. Those who were awarded the rank of major general or above in 1955
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