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.
Langfang, a prefecture-level city of Hebei Province, is located in the east-central part of Hebei Province, facing the capital Beijing in the north, bordering Tianjin in the east, Cangzhou in the south and Baoding in the west. Most of Langfang is located in the depression area due to the influence of geological structure; it is located in the middle latitudes and belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate; it is located in the core of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, around the hinterland of Bohai Sea. Langfang has jurisdiction over two districts, two county-level cities and six counties, with a total area of 6429 square kilometers and an urban area of 54 square kilometers. The registered population is 4.795 million in 2018. Langfang City is located in the central and eastern part of the North China Plain and the central part of Hebei Province. Langfang territory starts from the hilly area at the southern foot of Yanshan in the north and reaches the Heilonggang basin in the south. Langfang City is located in the middle latitudes, is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, four distinct seasons. Langfang City is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Haihe River Basin.