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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.

Jianzha County is located in the southeast of Qinghai Province and in the north of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Most of Jianzha County is bounded by the Yellow River and Hualong County in the northeast, Xunhua County in the southeast, Guide County in the west and Tongren County in the south. The county is about 87 kilometers from north to south and 48 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 1714 square kilometers. As of 2011, the total population was 54300, of which 40, 000 were ethnic minorities, with Tibetans accounting for about 62% of the total population. The county has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 6 townships. Jianzha County has profound religious and cultural accumulation, which is the birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism. Kambra National Geopark is famous for its "Danxia" scenery composed of red gravel. There are three major monasteries in the park: Nanzong Temple, Nigu Temple and Nanzongza Temple. It is the only religious place in Qinghai Province where monks, secrets and nuns coexist.
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