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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.

Zizhong County, which belongs to Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, is located in the middle of Sichuan Basin, the middle reaches of Tuojiang River, with latitude 29 °34'~ 30 °24 'north and longitude 104 °27' ~ 105 °07 'east. It is adjacent to Anyue County of Ziyang City and Dongxing District of Neijiang City to the east, to the south of Neijiang City and Weiyuan County, Renshou County and Weiyuan County of Meishan City to the west, and Yanjiang District of Ziyang City to the north. 143 kilometers away from Chengdu and 197 kilometers away from Chongqing, it is one of the first 27 powerful counties in Sichuan. Zizhong County covers an area of 1733.96 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 22 towns. at the end of 2016, the county's total registered population was 1.2791 million. In 2016, the county's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 25.594 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent over 2015. The territory is affected by rock strata and the topography is in the west.
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