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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.

Taikang is located in the south of the North China Plain, Zhe City and Sui County of Shangqiu to the east, Tongxu and Qixian of Kaifeng City to the north, Fugou and Xihua to the west, and Huaiyang to the south. The county has jurisdiction over 23 townships and 768 administrative villages, with a total area of 1759 square kilometers and an area of 1.71 million mu of arable land, with a total population of 1.41 million by 2012, rich in wheat and cotton, known as "Yintaikang". Taikang County is an advanced county of grain production in China, a model county of greening in China, a commercial grain base county of China, a high-quality cotton base county of China, a demonstration county of popular science in China, and a major county of pig farming in China. Henan forestry ecological county, Henan Province Ping an construction advanced county, Henan industrial agglomeration area has developed rapidly. Taikang is rich in power resources, and the high-voltage lines of Danjiang and Gezhouba power grids are imported into the territory, and the power supply capacity is obviously enhanced.
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