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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.

Gaoqing County, which belongs to Zibo City, Shandong Province, is located in the Lubei Plain and the northern end of Zibo City, with a total area of 831 square kilometers. As of 2018, Gaoqing County has a total registered population of 369900; there are 25 ethnic minorities such as Miao, WA, Yi, Zhuang, Hui, Manchu and Mongolian in Gaoqing County. As of 2018, Gaoqing County has jurisdiction over 2 streets and 7 towns, and the county government is stationed at 81 Huanghe Road, Tianzhen Street. In 37 (1948) April, Gaoyuan, Qingcheng two counties merged into Gaoqing County, Li CPC Bohai Office. On January 1, 1990, Gaoqing County was assigned to Zibo City. Gaoqing County is located in the south of North China Plain depression (Ⅰ structure) and Jiyang depression (Ⅱ structure). It is a part of a large sedimentary basin. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, tilting from northwest to southeast.
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