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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.

Tongchuan District, which belongs to Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, is located in the northeast of Sichuan Province and in the middle of Dazhou City, adjacent to Xuanhan County in the northeast, Dachuan District in the southwest and Pingchang County in the northwest. As of October 2018, Tongchuan District has jurisdiction over 19 townships and 3 subdistrict offices, covering an area of 900square kilometers and a resident population of 782100. It is a national advanced area of scientific and technological progress, a national demonstration area of harmonious community construction, a national demonstration base of agricultural products processing industry, an advanced area of safe construction, an advanced area of hilly areas, and a demonstration area of rural tourism. Tongchuan District, which was established in 1999 as the seat of the state and government, is the political, economic and cultural center of Dazhou City. The four leading groups of the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, the Municipal people's Congress, the Municipal people's political Consultative Conference and the major administrative departments are all located in Tongchuan, which is known as "the heart of Dazhou".
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