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Portland (/ˈpɔːrtlənd/, PORT-lənd) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. As of 2020, Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.

Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous port cities in the world, a hub for organized crime and racketeering. After the city's economy experienced an industrial boom during World War II, its hard-edged reputation began to dissipate. Beginning in the 1960s, Portland became noted for its growing liberal and progressive political values, earning it a reputation as a bastion of counter-culture.

Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County (Aksai County for short) belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, and is located at the confluence of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces (regions). It is the only ethnic minority autonomous county with Kazak as the main body in Gansu Province. it is also one of the three Kazak autonomous counties in the people's Republic of China. Aksai County has a total area of 31000 square kilometers, with an average elevation of 3200 meters, and has jurisdiction over 2 townships and 1 town. Aksai County is home to 11 ethnic groups, including Kazakh, Han, Hui, Uygur, Salar and Tibetan, with a total population of more than 10600 (2014), of which more than 3700 are Kazakh (2014), accounting for 34.8% of the total population. The available grassland area of the county is 14.8 million mu, and the normal annual livestock carrying capacity is 189000 sheep units. Major rivers in Aksai County
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