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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.

Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city of Zhejiang Province. Located in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province and the south bank of Hangzhou Bay, it is a cultural and eco-tourism city with the characteristics of water villages in the south of the Yangtze River, an important city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a core city around Hangzhou Bay, and a deputy central city in Hangzhou metropolitan area. Ningbo City to the east, Taizhou City and Jinhua City to the south, Hangzhou City to the west, facing Jiaxing City across the Qiantang River to the north, located in longitude 119 °53 °03cm quot east; to 121 °13 °38km quot; latitude 29 °13o 35km quot north; to 30 °170030km quot; between, it belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, with four distinct seasons. The city covers an area of 8274.79 square kilometers, with a span of 130.68 kilometers from east to west and 119.83 kilometers from north to south.
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