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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.

Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County, which is under the jurisdiction of Guizhou Province, is the largest ethnic autonomous county in Guizhou Province. It is located in the northwest of Guizhou Province, adjoining Yunnan Province in the north, west and south. With an area of 6295 square kilometers, the county government is stationed in Caohai Town. It has jurisdiction over 6 streets, 19 towns, 15 townships and 1 nationality township. In 2016, the resident population of Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County was 1.2837 million, an increase of 6900 over the end of 2015. The central border of Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County is open and smooth, surrounded by low, staggered peaks and ravines, and rivers flow, which is the source of the four rivers. It is a subtropical monsoon humid climate with annual sunshine hours of 1812 hours, frost-free period of 180days, annual rainfall of 926mm, small annual temperature difference, large daily temperature difference and warm winter.
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