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Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ (listen); HEW-stən) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.

Comprising a land area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2), Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the city extend into Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, bordering other principal communities of Greater Houston such as Sugar Land and The Woodlands.

The city of Houston was founded by land investors on August 30, 1836, at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas's independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen's Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.

Baishui County is located in the northeast of Shaanxi Province, in the transition zone between Guanzhong Plain and Northern Shaanxi Plateau. It is the throat of Guanzhong and Northern Shaanxi. It is named after Baishui River. Baishui is the best eugenic area for apples in the world. Baishui Apple is famous all over the world. Baishui is also the largest organic apple production base in the country. Baishui County is located between longitude 109 °16 and latitude 35 °4, with a total area of 986.6 square kilometers, cultivated land of 720000 mu, seven towns and one office, with a total population of 300000 (2010). It is separated by Pucheng County in the south, Yintai District in Tongchuan City and Weibei Black Belt in the west, and bounded by Huanglong and Yanmen Mountains in the north, adjacent to Yijun, Huanglong and Luochuan County. 2018
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