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Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According to a 2022 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 958,692. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.

The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city. Nearby Dallas has held a population majority as long as records have been kept, yet Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century, nearly doubling its population since 2000.

Fort Worth is the location of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and several museums designed by contemporary architects. The Kimbell Art Museum was designed by Louis Kahn, with an addition designed by Renzo Piano. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was designed by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson, houses American art. The Sid Richardson Museum, redesigned by David M. Schwarz, has a collection of Western art in the U.S., emphasizing Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was designed by Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico.

Fort Worth is the location of several university communities: Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Texas A&M University School of Law. Several multinational corporations, including Bell Textron, American Airlines, BNSF Railway, and Chip 1 Exchange are headquartered in Fort Worth.

Danba County, located in the east of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is the east gate of Ganzi Prefecture, bordered by Xiaojin County, Aba Prefecture in the east, Kangding City, the state capital in the south and southeast, Daofu County in the west, and Jinchuan County in Aba Prefecture in the north and northeast. Danba County is high in the west and low in the east, with an elevation of 1700rel 5521 meters. The county seat is located in Zhanggu Town on the banks of the Dadu River, 1800 meters above sea level, 137km away from Kangding, the prefecture, and 368km away from Chengdu. By the end of 2011, Danba County had an area of 5649 square kilometers and had jurisdiction over 14 townships, 1 town and 2 streets. at the end of 2011, the total population was 60279, with a natural population growth rate of 2.05 ‰. In 2011, Danba County achieved a GDP of 852 million yuan, an increase of 15.8% over 2010. Among them, the primary industry realized an increase.
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