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Indianapolis (/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers 368 square miles (950 km2), making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S.

Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquished their tribal lands in the Treaty of St. Mary's. In 1821, Indianapolis was founded as a planned city for the new seat of Indiana's state government. The city was platted by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham on a 1-square-mile (2.6 km2) grid next to the White River. Completion of the National and Michigan roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub. Two of the city's nicknames reflect its historical ties to transportation—the "Crossroads of America" and "Railroad City". Since the 1970 city-county consolidation, known as Unigov, local government administration operates under the direction of an elected 25-member city-county council headed by the mayor.

Indianapolis anchors the 29th largest economic region in the U.S., based primarily on the industries of trade, transportation, and utilities; professional and business services; education and health services; government; leisure and hospitality; and manufacturing. The city has notable niche markets in amateur sports and auto racing. The city is home to three Fortune 500 companies, two major league sports clubs (Colts and Pacers), five university campuses, and several museums, including the world's largest children's museum. However, the city is perhaps best known for annually hosting the world's largest single-day sporting event, the Indianapolis 500. Among the city's historic sites and districts, Indianapolis is home to the largest collection of monuments dedicated to veterans and war casualties in the U.S. outside of Washington, D.C.

Bole City, located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is the capital of Bortala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture, the seat of the Fifth Division of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps, and the political, economic and cultural center of the whole state. Bordering Kazakhstan, the border is 95 kilometers long and 524 kilometers away from Urumqi, the capital of the autonomous region. It is an important open city along the border in western China and the western bridgehead of the second Eurasian Continental Bridge. Alashankou Port, the first-class open port in China (established in 2012), is a state-level border economic cooperation zone and import and export trade processing zone integrating industry, trade, tourism, real estate development and other industries. It has jurisdiction over three towns and two townships, two state-owned pastures and three streets, and five regimental farms of the Fifth Division of the Corps (Shuanghe City was established in 2016), and the administration of the whole city
Travel Sights In Bole
Travel Notes In Bole
Self-driving tour of Weishiyu - 8-day in-depth tour of the western line of northern Xinjiang
Route Summary: Bole-Guishiyu-Salimu Lake-Kazanqi-Lavender-Nalati-Bayinbulak-Kumtag Desert-Turpan Flame Mountain-Karez-Tianshan Tianchi 8-day (double f
Traveling Thousands of Miles Across the Western Regions - Eight-colored Beach + Populus euphratica Forest in Xinjiang's Dream-seeking Journey
afternoon of the sixth day In the afternoon, I went back to Burqin County, and went to the colorful beach by the way, which is the favorite photo-tak
Self-driving tour of Weishiyu - Bole 2-day tour
【Must-drive reason】 Sailimu Lake is the mountain lake with the highest altitude and the largest area in Xinjiang, and it is also the place where the w
There is a kind of blue in the world, called Sailimu Lake! The most complete strategy is here, it is recommended to collect
Sailimu Lake It is located in the west of Xinjiang, backed by snow-capped mountains, and the lake is surrounded by vast grasslands. The lake is clear