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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.

Lizhou District is a municipal district under the jurisdiction of Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. it is located at the northern edge of Sichuan Basin, the upper reaches of Jialing River, at the confluence of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, in the middle of Guangyuan City, adjacent to Wangcang County in the east, Lianjiange County and Zhaohua District in the south, Qingchuan County in the west and Chaotian District in the north, between longitude 105 °27'to 106 °04 east and latitude 32 °19'to 32 °37 'North. it is the political, economic and cultural center of Guangyuan City. Lizhou District is the birthplace of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, with a history of more than 2300 years. In 1985, Guangyuan removed the county to build the city, and the original Guangyuan County was changed into the central district of Guangyuan City. Analysis of Yuanba District and Chaotian District in 1989. It was renamed Lizhou District in March 2007. The district covers an area of 1538.53 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 8 streets.
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