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Seattle (/siˈætəl/ (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities.

Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2021[update].

The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. Today, Seattle has high populations of Native, Scandinavian, European American, Asian American and African American people, as well as a thriving LGBT community that ranks sixth in the United States by population.

Hotan (in Uygur language: Hotan, formerly known as Hetian, which was renamed Hotan in 1959), is under the jurisdiction of county-level cities in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. It was designated from Hotan County in September 1983 with the approval of the State Council and was formally established on August 18, 1984. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the region. Hotan is located between Kunlun Mountain and Taklimakan Desert in the south and Hanhai in the north. It is the southernmost city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, 1500 kilometers away from the capital Urumqi. The city was founded in August 1984, with a total area of 585.11 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 4 streets, 2 towns and 6 townships. There are 111 administrative villages and 33 community neighborhood committees in the city. In 2016, the total population of Hotan City was 389749.
Travel Notes In Hotan
Visit Kunlun Lake Park in warm winter to let go of your mood
Kunlun Lake Park in Hotan City is the largest park in the Hotan area, covering an area of ​​88,000 square meters. It is a comprehensive landscape park