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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.

Yongning County, which belongs to Yinchuan City, is located in the middle of the Yellow River diversion Irrigation area of Yinchuan Plain in Ningxia, facing the Yellow River to the east and Helan Mountain to the west. It is a suburban county of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, and is located to the south of Yinchuan City. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 1 township, 1 street and 2 state-owned farms, with a total area of 934 square kilometers and a total population of 230957 (2013). The government is stationed in Yang Wo Street. The Najia Mosque, the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, Li Jun Pagoda and other monuments are key cultural relics protection units in Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. In 2012, Yongning County completed a regional GDP of 7.645 billion yuan and local revenue of 1.362 billion yuan. In October 2017, Yongning County was named the National Garden County by the Ministry of Housing and Construction. In November 2017, Yongning County was awarded the "Top Ten quality Leisure Counties of 2017 in China".
Travel Notes In Yongning County