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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.

Sixian, which belongs to Suzhou City, Anhui Province, is located in the northeast of Anhui Province, bordering Sihong in the east, Lingbi in the west, Wuhe and Guzhen in the south, and Suining and Suqian in the north-east. The total area is 1787 square kilometers. Sixian County has a long history and was established as early as the Xia Dynasty. It is one of the important birthplaces of Sizhou opera, a national intangible cultural heritage. There are natural and beautiful "Hongxiang eight scenery", the ancient battlefield of the Chu-Han struggle-Bawang City monuments and sites, Sui and Tang dynasties Grand Canal Tongji Canal sites and other historical sites. As of 2018, Sixian County has jurisdiction over 12 towns, 3 townships, and another development zone. The resident population is 851000, with a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 20.894 billion yuan. In terms of sub-industries, the added value of the primary industry is 5.005 billion yuan, and the secondary industry is increasing.
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