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Tucson (/ˈtuːsɒn, tuːˈsɒn/; Spanish: Tucson, O'odham: Cuk-Ṣon) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA). Both Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 34th largest city and the 53rd largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).

Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail. Towns outside the Tucson metro area include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.

Tucson was founded as a military fort by the Spanish when Hugo O'Conor authorized the construction of Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón in 1775. It was included in the state of Sonora after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821. In 1853, the United States acquired a 29,670 square miles (76,840 km2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico under the Gadsden Purchase. Tucson served as the capital of the Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1877. Tucson was Arizona's largest city by population during the territorial period and early statehood, until it was surpassed by Phoenix by 1920. Nevertheless, population growth remained strong during the late 20th century. In 2017, Tucson was the first American city to be designated a "City of Gastronomy" by UNESCO.

Bortala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture, referred to as "Bozhou", belongs to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. "Bortala" is Mongolian, meaning "silver grassland". It is located on the northwest edge of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region and in the hinterland of Eurasia. the mountains on the west, north and south are continental arid climate in the north temperate zone. With a total area of 27000 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 2 county-level cities and 2 counties. The total population in 2018 is 478509. Bordering Kazakhstan, Bozhou has a border of 372 kilometers. It is an important connecting point at home and abroad and a key point for import and export of goods in the "middle channel" of the Silk Road Economic Belt. The second Eurasian Continental Bridge runs through the whole territory. The China-Kazakhstan oil pipeline and the second line of the west-east natural gas pipeline pass through the border. It is the confluence of two major traffic arteries and two ports, National Highway 312 and Provincial Highway 219 and Jingyihuo.
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