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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.

Derong County, which belongs to Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is located in 99 °07 east longitude and 29 °10 'north latitude. Located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, it is located in the middle of the Great Shangri-La Tourism Ring at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet. Derong County belongs to the dry valley of the Jinsha River, which is connected with Batang and Xiangcheng County of Ganzi Prefecture in the north, Shangri-La County of Diqing Prefecture of Yunnan Province in the southeast and Deqin County of Diqing Prefecture of Yunnan Province in the southwest. It is 670km away from the state capital Kangding, 1040 km away from Chengdu (Kangding direction), and about 1477 km from Yunnan to Chengdu. In 2017, Derong County has an area of 2916 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 9 townships, including 127villages, 3 communities and 251natural villages. By the end of 2017, Derong County has a total population of 25859.
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