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Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/) is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio[a] and 32nd-largest in the U.S.

Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. The city assumed the function of state capital in 1816 and county seat in 1824. Amid steady years of growth and industrialization, the city has experienced numerous floods and recessions. Beginning in the 1950s, Columbus began to experience significant growth; it became the largest city in Ohio in land and population by the early 1990s. The 1990s and 2000s saw redevelopment in numerous city neighborhoods, including Downtown.

Gaolan County, which belongs to Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, is located in the central part of Gansu Province, between longitude 103 °32'- 104 °14 °E and latitude 36 °05'- 36 °51'N, with a total area of 2136 square kilometers. Gaolan County has a temperate semi-arid climate with an average annual temperature of 7.2℃. As of 2018, Gaolan County has jurisdiction over 6 towns, and the county government is stationed in Shidong Town. By the end of 2017, the total registered population of Gaolan County was 147300. In the Western Han Dynasty, it belonged to Jincheng County and first bought Jincheng County. In the third year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1738), it was renamed Gaolan County because of Gaolan Mountain. In April 1970, Gaolan County was reclassified under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou City. Gaolan County has Dongguo pear, soft pear, Bailan melon, red sand potato, black melon seeds and other specialties. Tourist attractions include Guli Garden, Shidong Temple and Ling in Shichuan Town.
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