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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.

The suburb, which belongs to Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of Shanxi Province and at the western foot of the middle part of Taihang Mountain. It is located at latitude 37 °47 "38 °05" north and longitude 113 °19 "113 °43 'east. It is connected with Pingding County in the east and south, Shouyang County in the west and Yu County in the north, and surrounds the urban area and mining area of Yangquan City. The suburbs have jurisdiction over 4 towns and 4 townships, with a total area of 616.89 square kilometers and a resident population of 237000 (2012). In 2012, the GDP of suburban areas was 7.16589 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over 2011. The suburbs have the earliest existing tourist attractions such as the Guanwang Temple in Yuquan Mountain in the Song Dynasty, the Silver Garden Villa in the Qing Dynasty, and the former residence of the famous modern female writer Shi Pingmei.
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