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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.

Weiyuan County belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province. Weiyuan County is located in the middle of Gansu Province, the central and western part of Dingxi City, 174km away from the provincial capital Lanzhou and 55 km away from Longhai Railway Longxi Station. The geographical coordinates are 104 °02km east longitude and 35 °07km north latitude, with a total area of 2065 square kilometers. As of 2011, Weiyuan County has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 8 townships, a total of 3 communities, 217 administrative villages and 1536 village groups, with a total population of 351700, mainly Han nationality, and ethnic minorities are Hui, Tibetan, Manchu and Mongolian, accounting for less than 1% of the total population. In 2011, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Weiyuan County reached 1.61171 billion yuan, an increase of 12.8% over 2010.
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