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Louisville (/ˈluːivɪl/ (listen) LOO-ee-vil, US: /ˈluːɪvɪl/ (listen) LOO-ə-vəl, locally /ˈlʊvɪl/ (listen) LUUV-əl) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States.[a] Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.

Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. With nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico, the settlement first grew as a portage site. It was the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which grew into a 6,000-mile (9,700 km) system across 13 states.

Today, the city is known as the home of boxer Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the University of Louisville and its Cardinals, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, and three of Kentucky's six Fortune 500 companies: Humana, Kindred Healthcare, and Yum! Brands. Muhammad Ali International Airport, Louisville's main commercial airport, hosts UPS's worldwide hub.

Hetang District was established in August 1997 by the merger of three offices in the original East District of Zhuzhou City and three townships in the former suburbs. The total area is 159 square kilometers. It borders with Liuyang City, Zhuzhou County, Lusong District and Shifeng District. Located in the "north-south thoroughfare" three key points, convenient transportation. The terrain is high in the northeast, low in the south, high in the middle and low in the west, belonging to the hilly area. Is a subtropical monsoon warm climate, rich in heat, Rain Water is abundant. In 2012, the GDP was 16.879 billion yuan, the added value of the primary industry was 280 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 11.024 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 5.575 billion yuan, up 3.8%, 14.4% and 10.1% respectively. The main mineral resources are limestone. In January 2013, the State Taxation Bureau of Hetang District obtained
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