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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.

Dongshan County (Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou Capital, Zhaoan County) belongs to Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. Dongshan is located on the west bank of the Taiwan Strait and southern Fujian Province. Dongshan County is the sixth largest island county in China and the second largest island county in the province, with a total area of 248.9 square kilometers. Dongshan Island consists of the main island and 67 surrounding islands, shaped like a seven-star arch moon, shaped like a lifelike butterfly, so it is called Butterfly Island. As of 2013, the main island covers an area of 248.34 square kilometers and has national economic and technological development zones, tourism economic development zones, 7 towns, 61 administrative villages and 16 communities. 2017. In 2017, the total registered population of Dongshan County was 219081. In 2017, Dongshan County achieved a GDP of 20.287 billion yuan. Dongshan has won excellent tourist counties in China, the best tourist destination in Fujian Province, and Fujian Province.
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