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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.

Shibing County is located in the central and eastern part of Guizhou Province, the northwest of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, and the combination of Qiandongnan, Tongren and Zunyi prefectures (cities). There are Bashi Mountain and Bingshui in the territory. Shibing County, Donglin Town, Tongren Shiqian County, Taijiang County in the south, Jianhe County in the southeast, Yuqing County in Zunyi Prefecture in the west, with a total area of 1543.8 square kilometers, have jurisdiction over 5 towns and 3 townships with a population of 156000 (2008). There are 13 ethnic groups in the county, including Miao, Dong, Buyi and Han. It is 62 kilometers from north to south and 60 kilometers from east to west. The Hunan-Guizhou Railway runs across the county. There is a Shibing Station in Yangliutang Town, 17 kilometers away from the county seat, and a 320000-ton railway freight yard. The Hunan-Guizhou Highway runs through the county town and runs through the whole territory, which is far from the state capital Kaili City.
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