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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.

Shule County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, northwest of Kashi region, bordering Jiashi and Yuepu Lake County in the east, Yingjisha County in the south, Aktao County in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the west, and Shufu County in the northwest, facing Kashi City and Shufu County in the north across the Kizil River. Shule County has a total area of 2262.75 square kilometers. Shule County has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 12 townships. Shule Town has Uygur, Han, Hui, Uzbek, Kirgiz, Tajik, Mongolian and other ethnic groups. The county people's government is stationed in Shule town. In 2008, Shule County achieved a GDP of 2.51 billion yuan. There are Zhang Qian Park, Zhang Qian Memorial Hall, Shule History Museum, Science, Technology and Culture Center, Nurlan Garden, Baiguo Ecological Park, Yafuquan Desert Populus euphratica in Shule County.
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