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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.

Xiangfu District is the municipal district of Kaifeng City, Henan Province, bordering Lankao County and Qi County in the east, Yuwangtai District in Kaifeng City in the west, Weishi County and Tongxu County in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. As of 2013, Xiangfu District has a total area of 1291 square kilometers, cultivated land area of 1.2 million mu, jurisdiction over 15 townships, 1 provincial industrial agglomeration area, 336 administrative villages, with a total population of 760000. In 2015, the GDP of Xiangfu District reached 21.6 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over 2014. Xiangfu District has a history of more than 2,000 years since Qinzhi County. Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu three years (1010) was named Xiangfu County. On October 19, 2014, the original Kaifeng County officially changed its name to Xiangfu District, and the District people's Government was stationed at 18 East Street, Chengguan Town. Xiangfu District has the history of Henan Province.
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