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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.

Xichong County, which belongs to Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, is located in the north-east of Sichuan Basin, the southwest of Nanchong City, Shunqing District in the east, Jialing District in the south, Yanting County in Mianyang City, Pengxi County and Shehong County in Suining City in the west, and Nanbu County in the north. The total area is 1106.59 square kilometers, and the county seat is 25 kilometers away from Nanchong city in the north. There is Xichong Mountain in ancient times, so it is named Xichong, which is the ecological back garden and satellite city of Nanchong. Belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, shallow hilly landform, the average annual temperature is 16.9 ℃, the annual rainfall is 980.8 mm, the average elevation is 361.2 meters, the frost-free period is more than 300 days, the four seasons are distinct, and the climate is mild. As of 2019, Xichong County has jurisdiction over 16 towns, 5 townships and 2 streets. By the end of 2017, the total population of Xichong County was 605900.
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