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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.

Yuhu District, which belongs to Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, is one of the two urban areas of Xiangtan City, which is located on the bank of Xiangjiang River in central Hunan. The Yuhu District gets its name from the thousand-year-old scenic spot "Rain Lake" in the territory. It is the commercial, scientific, educational and cultural center of Xiangtan, the key area of "two-oriented" social construction of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration and the leading area of "two-oriented" social construction of Xiangtan city. As of 2018, Yuhu District has a total area of 451.39 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over eight streets, three towns and one township, with a total population of 520914 in 2016. In 2016, the Yuhu District completed a GDP of 59.254 billion yuan. Yuhu District is the birthplace of Xiangtan City, where Xiangtan County was relocated in the Song Dynasty. Because of the proximity to the Xiangjiang River, the water and land transportation is well developed; in the Yuhu District, there are Wanlou, Confucian Temple, Guan Sheng Dian, Luban Dian, Tangxing Temple and Qiu Jin's former residence.
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