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Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/) is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about 115 square miles (300 km2) and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, making it the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation. The Metro population of Fresno is 1,008,654 as of 2022.

Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. It has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production. Fresno is near the geographic center of California, approximately 220 miles (350 km) north of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, and 185 miles (300 km) southeast of San Francisco. Yosemite National Park is about 60 miles (100 km) to the north, Kings Canyon National Park 60 miles (100 km) to the east, and Sequoia National Park 75 miles (120 km) to the southeast.

Fresno is also the third-largest majority-Hispanic city in the United States; 50.5% of its population was Hispanic in 2020. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both Fresno's and the entire Central Valley's water security.

Puge County, which belongs to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, is located in the east of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, located between 27 °13 & #39;-27 °30 & #39; in north latitude and 102 °26 & #39;-102 °46 & #39; in east longitude. Butuo County, Ningnan County, Dechang County, Xichang City and Zhaojue County are bordered to the east, south, west, northwest and north respectively. Puji Town, the county seat, is 74 kilometers north from Xichang, the state capital. Located in the southwest of Sichuan Province and southeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it covers an area of 1918 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 34 townships, 153 administrative villages and 8 neighborhood committees. Puge County, which has 21 ethnic groups, including Yi, Han and Hui, is the birthplace of the Yi Torch Festival. It is an ethnic minority county with Yi as the main body and approved by the State Council.
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