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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.

Shidian County, Xiazhong County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, is located in the western border of Yunnan Province, the east bank of Nujiang River, the south of Baoshan City, between 98 °54 miles east longitude and 25 °00 degrees north latitude, between Kuke River and Changning County in the east, Mengpolo as the boundary and Lincang City in the south, across the Nujiang River and Longling County in the west, and Longyang District in the north. The county seat is 60 kilometers away from Baoshan Municipal Government and 654 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital. By the end of 2015, Shidian County has a total population of 344418, with a total area of 2009 square kilometers, and has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 8 townships, with the county government stationed in Dianyang Town. Shidian County belongs to the low-latitude mountain monsoon climate dominated by the middle subtropics, with an annual average temperature of 17.6 ℃. The topography of the territory belongs to the mountain canyon area on the tail wing of Nushan Mountain, which is generally high in the north and low in the south.
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