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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.

Weiyuan County, which belongs to Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, is located in the northwest of Neijiang City, in the middle and south of Sichuan Basin, between latitude 29 °22 °north and longitude 104 °53 'east. It is bordered by Shizhong District of Neijiang City to the east, Daan District and Gongjing District of Zigong City to the south, Rong County of Zigong City to the west, Zizhong County to the north, Renshou County of Meishan City and Jingyan County of Leshan City to the northwest. Weiyuan County covers an area of 1289 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 14 towns with a total population of 728422 (2016). In 2016, Weiyuan County achieved a regional GDP of 31.74 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7 percent over 2015, with a per capita GDP of 53409 yuan. The transportation in the territory is convenient, and it runs through the north-south highway and the Neiwei Rong highway.
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