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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.

Suzhou, referred to as "Su" in ancient times, is an important part of the prefecture-level cities under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and the Yangtze River urban agglomeration. Approved by the State Council, it is one of the national historical and cultural cities and scenic tourism cities, the national high-tech industrial base and one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta. By 2018, the city had jurisdiction over five districts and four county-level cities in escrow, with a total area of 8488.42 square kilometers, a built-up area of 461.65 square kilometers, a resident population of 10.7217 million, and an urban population of 8.1539 million, with a urbanization rate of 76.05%. Suzhou is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province and the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, facing Shanghai to the east, Jiaxing to the south, Taihu Lake to the west and the Yangtze River to the north, longitude 119 °55 to the east, 121 °20 to the north, latitude 3.
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