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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.

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, which belongs to Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, is located in the northeast of Guangxi, between Dupang and Mengzhu at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in Hunan Province in the east, Zhongshan County in the south, Gongcheng County in the west and Jiangyong County in Hunan Province in the north. Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County has a total area of 1572 square kilometers. By the end of 2012, it had jurisdiction over 9 towns and 3 townships, with a total population of 320000, of which the Yao population was 152000, accounting for 47.5% of the county's total population. In 2014, the county achieved a GDP of 5.574 billion yuan, an increase of 0.5% over 2013. Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County was called "Mountain country" in ancient times, surrounded by mountains on all sides, low in the middle, slightly oval basin, high in the north and low in the south, and mostly belonged to karst areas.
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