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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.

Xinhe County is under the jurisdiction of Xingtai City, Hebei Province, which is located in the south of Hebei Province and the north of Xingtai City. The administrative area covers an area of 366 square kilometers and has a resident population of 174300 (2016). It has jurisdiction over 2 towns, 4 townships and 169 administrative villages. The county people's government is stationed in the eastern section of Guangming Road, Xinhe Town. The ownership of the new river has been changed many times in previous dynasties, but it is not often abandoned. Tangyang County was bought in the early Western Han Dynasty, and it was called Xinhe County in the fourth year of Huangyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1052). People with lofty ideals emerged in history, such as Tian Guang, a virgin of the State of Yan, Hou Gengchun of Dongguang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yan Liang, a famous general of the three Kingdoms, Song Dengchun, a poet of the Ming Dynasty, and Dong Zhentang, a senior general of the Red Army. There are Tuotuo Tomb, Liu Gongdi, Ciming Temple and other historical sites in the territory. It is listed as the first batch of millennium ancient counties in Hebei Province. Xinhe County is located in the Fuyang River alluvial plain, the terrain is flat, with an average elevation of 25 meters.
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