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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.

Hejiang County, which belongs to Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, is located at the junction of Sichuan, Chongqing and Guizhou, on the southern edge of Sichuan Basin. It is adjacent to Jiangyang District, Naxi District and Lu County in the west, Jiangjin District of Chongqing City in the east, Yongchuan District in the north and Chishui City and Xishui County in Guizhou Province to the south. Hejiang County is 38.7km away from Luzhou, 260.1 km from Chengdu and 109.2 km from Chongqing. It is the first port county of the Yangtze River out of Sichuan. There are 54 km of the Yangtze River and 57 km of golden waterway of Chishui River. Hejiang County, which was founded in the second year of Yuanding in the Western Han Dynasty (115 BC), is one of the three earliest counties in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. There are national forest parks, provincial scenic spots, Fubao tourist area, Chinese historical and cultural towns Fubao Ancient Town and Yaoba.
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