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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.

Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Province, adjoining Haidong and Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Haixi Mongolian Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the west, and Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south. The terrain is mainly mountainous across Qinghai Lake and Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the north, surrounded by mountains and centered in the basin, which is a typical plateau continental climate. The state has a total area of 44500 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over five counties; the permanent population is 476300 in 2018. Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has undulating mountains, continuous rivers, dense forests and rich tourism resources. there are mainly national scenic spots such as Qinghai Lake, Riyue Mountain, inverted River, Longyangxia Hydropower Station, Heyin Town, Shenshan Ancient Temple Saizong Temple, Fujia Ancient City, Tongde Hebei Forest Farm, Zhihai Snow Mountain and other places of interest and natural landscape. Within the territory
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