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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.

Yongchang County, which belongs to Jinchang City, Gansu Province, is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, in the east of Hexi Corridor, the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and the southern edge of Alashan platform. It is bordered by Wuwei to the east, Jinchuan to the north, Shandan to the west and Sunan to the south. The geographical coordinates are 101 °04 east longitude 102 °43 mi, 37 °47 mi 38 °39'N. The longest distance from east to west is 144.8 km, and the widest distance from north to south is 144.55 km, with a total area of 7439.27 square kilometers. As of 2014, Yongchang County has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 4 townships, with a total of 111administrative villages, 917 village groups and 10 communities, with a total population of 235300 (by the end of 2017), mainly Han nationality, and ethnic minorities such as Mongolian, Hui and Pan. In 2017, Yongchang County realized the regional gross domestic product.
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