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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.

Guang'an, a prefecture-level city of Sichuan Province, is located in the eastern part of Sichuan Province, located in the humid monsoon climate area of the middle subtropics, with four distinct seasons, warm climate, abundant rainfall and rich products. Jialing River, Qujiang River zigzag loop into the Yangtze River, Huaying Mountain, Causeway Mountain, Mingyue Mountain parallel distribution in the eastern part of the city; a total area of 6339.22 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 2 districts, 3 counties, 1 city; 2017 household registration population of 4.647 million. Guang'an has a long history, and the recorded history of civilization can be traced back to more than 3,000 years ago. Since the second year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (969), the meaning of "Guang Tu'an Collection" has been set up by the Guang'an Army, and the name "Guang'an" has continued to this day. Guang'an was established in July 1993 and set up a city in July 1998. Guang'an is the hometown of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of China's reform and opening up.
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