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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.

Tongguan District, which belongs to Tongling City, Anhui Province, is located in the southwest of Tongling City, named after Tongguanshan. East and southeast even the suburbs, west and Congyang County across the river, north Tongling County. The total area is 135 square kilometers. Tongguan District is the north gate of "two mountains and one lake", scenic spots-- Huangshan, Jiuhua Mountain and Taiping Lake, which gathers scientific and educational resources such as Tongling College, Tongling Vocational and Technical College, and Party School of the Municipal CPC Committee. It is the forward position and important carrier for Tongling to implement the strategy of "expanding from north to east". The cultural and natural landscapes include Tianjing Lake, Tongguanshan and Wumushan, which are national 4A tourist scenic spots. In 2018, Tongguan District has jurisdiction over 2 streets and 2 towns, and has another development zone with a resident population of 407000, achieving a GDP of 45.39469 billion yuan.
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