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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.

Haidong is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province, named because it is located to the east of Qinghai Lake; it belongs to the mosaic zone from the Loess Plateau to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with a semi-arid continental climate; the city has a total area of 13200 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 4 autonomous counties; in 2017, it has a resident population of 1.4708 million. Haidong has a long history. In the long historical evolution, Hehuang region has changed from the primitive nomadic state of "living after water and grass" to a more developed farming civilization. The people of all ethnic groups in Hehuang have jointly developed and built this land, creating a splendid history and culture. In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. In 2017, the GDP of Haidong City was 43.6 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4 percent over the previous year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry
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