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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.

Jingchuan County, which belongs to Pingliang City, Gansu Province, is located at the junction of Qinlong in the middle of the Loess Plateau, longitude 107 °15 "107 °45" east, latitude 35 °11 "35 °31" north. It is bordered by Ning County and Changwu County in Shaanxi Province in the east, Chongxin County and Kongtong District in the west, Lingtai County in the south and Zhenyuan County in the north. It is 57 kilometers from east to west and 36 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 1409.3 square kilometers (2012). With a population of 283200 (2013), the GDP of Jingchuan County reached 4.553 billion yuan in 2013. Jingchuan County, the best suitable area for high-quality apples in the country, occupies the backbone of the ancient Silk Road and is the hinterland of Chinese civilization. Since ancient times, it has been the first important town from Changan to the western region. The famous scenic spots include Huishan Queen Mother Palace, Yaochi, Queen Mother Palace Grottoes and so on.
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