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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.

Yongshun County, the escrow County of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province, is located in the north of the Autonomous Prefecture, with a total area of 3810.6325 square kilometers and 30 townships and 327 administrative villages. In 2016, Yongshun County had a total population of 538200 and a resident population of 448500. If it is included in the scope of the large-scale development of the western region, you can enjoy the preferential policies of the state, provinces and prefectures on regional autonomy for ethnic minorities, the development of the western region, and so on. In 2015, Yongshun County township division adjustment, under the jurisdiction of 11 townships and 12 towns. Yongshun County is located in the middle of the Wuling Mountains in the combination zone of the central and western regions. The landforms in the territory are mainly mountains and hills, with the highest elevation of 1437.9 meters and the lowest elevation of 162.6 meters. Belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate, the heat is abundant, the rainfall is abundant, the annual average temperature is 16. 5%.
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