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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.

Longxi County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, in the middle of Dingxi City, in the upper reaches of Weihe River, in the middle of Longzhong Loess Plateau. It is connected with Tongwei County in the east, Wushan and Zhangxian in the south, Weiyuan County in the west and Anding District in the north. It belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province. Longxi gets its name because it is to the west of Longshan. Since ancient times, it has been the "country of the four Serbs", a place that must be fought for by military families. As far back as the prehistoric period, the ancestors thrived on this land, leaving cultural sites such as Yangshao and Qijia. King Zhao of Qin Dynasty established Longxi County in the 35th year (272 BC) and Xiangwu County in the early Han Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty changed to Longxi County, and the name of the county is still in use today. As of 2016, Longxi County covers an area of 2408 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 7 townships, 215 administrative villages, 11 communities, 1287 village groups, with a total population of 519200.
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