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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.

Pishan County, Guang Xu 28 years home county, named after the ancient country. Uighurs call Pishan County "Guma", its meaning is still uncertain, there are "hut", "cage", "suspicious place" and so on. Interpretation of Tongwen Chronicles of the Western regions: "it is suspicious." In the early days, after their people practiced Islam, some of them fled because of their names. " Pishan County is located in the southern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert and the northern foot of the Karakoram Mountains. It is bordered by Hotan County and Moyu County in the east, Yecheng County in the west, India and Pakistan in Kashmir in the south, and Maigaiti County and Bachu County in the north. It is located in longitude 77 °31'to 79 °38 'east and latitude 35 °22' to 39 °01 'north. The county is 423 kilometers from north to south and 67.5 to 144 from east to west.
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