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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.

Qumalai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. it is located in the southwest and north of Qinghai Province. the county government is stationed in Yogai Town, 310 kilometers away from the state capital. It is located in longitude 92 °56 "97 °35" east and latitude 33 °36 "35 °40 'north. The land area is 47000 square kilometers, with a population of 32000 (2012). The population is mainly Tibetan, and it has jurisdiction over one town and five townships. The government is stationed in a new town. In 2012, Qumalai County completed a regional GDP of 453 million yuan (calculated at comparable prices), an increase of 9.4% compared with 2011. The total investment in fixed assets reached 490 million yuan, and the local general budget income reached 7.82 million yuan. Famous tourist attractions include the Monument to the Source of the Yellow River, King Gesar's landing on the platform, and Tibetan Buddhism.
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