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Charlotte (/ˈʃɑːrlət/ SHAR-lət) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the seventh most populous city in the South, and the second most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the U.S. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 census-estimated population of 2,846,550.

Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. Residents are referred to as "Charlotteans".

Charlotte is home to the corporate headquarters of Bank of America, Truist Financial, and the east coast headquarters of Wells Fargo, which along with other financial institutions has made it the second-largest banking center in the United States. As of 2020, Charlotte was considered as a Gamma + level global city by the GaWC.

Dingbian County is located in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, the westernmost end of Yulin City, and the junction of seven counties (banners) of four provinces (regions) of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. In ancient times, it is said that "Yuyan is connected to the east, Ganliang to the west, Huanqing to the south, pillow desert to the north, Tu Guang Bian long, and Sanqin fortress". It is the northwest gate of Shaanxi Province and the west gate of Yulin City. Since ancient times, merchants have gathered, known as "dry wharf". The county has jurisdiction over 1 subdistrict office, 14 towns and 4 townships. Mineral resources such as oil, natural gas, raw salt, mirabilite, magnesium sulfate and magnesium chloride have many advantages, which are an important part of the energy and heavy chemical industry base in northern Shaanxi. The domestic oil resources are widely distributed, with proven reserves of 1.618 billion tons, making it the largest county in oil production capacity in the country. Dingbian County is also the salt producing area of Shaanxi Province, with 14 salt lakes and a total area of 98 square kilometers. In addition, the whole county
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