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Oklahoma City (/oʊkləˌhoʊmə -/ (listen)), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 687,725 in the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population.

Oklahoma City's city limits extend somewhat into Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties, though much of those areas outside the core Oklahoma County area are suburban tracts or protected rural zones (watershed). The city is the eighth-largest in the United States by area including consolidated city-counties; it is the second-largest, after Houston, not including consolidated cities. The city is also the second largest by area among state capital cities in the United States, after Juneau, Alaska.

Gar County, located in the westernmost part of Tibet, along the Sengezangbu and Garzangbu basins, is one of the 18 border counties in Tibet. The area is 17197 square kilometers. The cultivated area is 8900 mu. The total population is 42000. It has jurisdiction over 4 townships, 1 town and 11 administrative villages. Gar County is surrounded by mountains, the middle is low and flat, the average elevation is about 4350 meters, and the highest elevation is 6554 meters. There are 12 large and small lakes in the county, of which the larger ones are Langjiu Lake and Xinga Lake. There are three main highways in Gar County, namely, Yeshi Highway, Ari Highway and Hei Highway. The mileage of highways in the country is 498 kilometers. With Shiquanhe Town as the center, Kunsha Airport is officially opened to traffic, and the natural cutting becomes open to traffic. In October 2018, the people's Government of Tibet Autonomous region formally approved that Gar County withdrew from poverty-stricken counties (districts).
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