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Dallas (/ˈdæləs/) is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea.[a]

The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. In addition, Dallas has DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the Metroplex.

Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosts 23 Fortune 500 companies, the second most in Texas and fourth most in the United States, and 11 of those companies are located within Dallas city limits. Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area, which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas. The city has a population from a myriad of ethnic and religious backgrounds and one of the largest LGBT communities in the U.S. WalletHub named Dallas the fifth most diverse city in the United States in 2018.

Baiyin, prefecture-level city of Gansu Province. Located in the middle of Gansu Province, located in the transitional zone between the Loess Plateau and Tengger Desert, most of the territory is mountainous, mountainous and wide valley plain coexist; it is the transition zone from mid-temperate semi-arid zone to arid zone. The city has a total area of 21158.7 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 3 counties. By the end of 2018, Baiyin had a resident population of 1.7342 million, an increase of 4900 over the end of last year. Baiyin City is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and the middle of Gansu Province, located in the confluence zone of the ancient Silk Road and the Yellow River, connecting the desert to the north, Qinghai and Tibet to the south, the Central Plains to the east and the western region to the west, 69 kilometers away from the provincial capital Lanzhou and 46 kilometers away from Zhongchuan Airport. It is a strategic channel connecting the subcontinental bridge, a transportation corridor and an energy logistics channel to countries along the Silk Road. The territory of Baiyin
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