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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.

Gutian County (ancient Gutian County, Fuzhou Capital), is now under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, Fujian Province, located in the northeast of Fujian Province, the north bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Minjiang River, Gutian Creek runs through the whole territory. The county was founded in the 29 year of Tang Kaiyuan (741). It is known as "the hometown of hydropower", "the hometown of overseas Chinese", "the hometown of Chinese edible fungi", "the hometown of sports" and "the hometown of culture". Gutian is the capital of edible fungi in China; the per capita share of water resources ranks first in China; Gutianxi Hydropower Station is the first underground power station in China; Gutian has been rated as China's advanced sports county and Chinese cultural model county. In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. In 2018, the regional GDP reached 16.75044 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1%, of which the added value of the primary industry was 4.39291 billion yuan.
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