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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.

Zhaoan County (ancient Zhangzhou capital Zhaoan County) Zhangzhou County, Fujian Province, located at the southern end of Fujian Province, at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong. It is bordered by East China Sea and South China Sea to the south, Raoping County in Guangdong Province to the west, Pinghe County to the north, Yunxiao County and Dongshan County to the east, and Raoping County and Nanao County to the west. The land area is 1293.6 square kilometers, of which the planned area of the county and urban areas is 100 square kilometers, the built area is 17.5 square kilometers, the coastline is 88 kilometers long, and the sea area is 273 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 16 townships (districts), 7 state-owned agricultural and forestry farms, 1 provincial industrial park and 1 Jindu industrial concentration area (marine biological industrial park) under construction, with a population of 613000, of which agricultural population accounts for more than 80%. Zhaoan County is the "hometown of calligraphy and painting" and "Chinese folk".
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