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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.

Yuxi City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the middle of Yunnan Province, with geographical coordinates between 23 °19 °N, 24 °53'N and 101 °16 °E, 103 °09'E. It borders Kunming, the provincial capital in the north, Puer City in the southwest, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest, with a total area of 15285 square kilometers. The topography of Yuxi is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with staggered distribution of mountains, valleys, plateaus and basins, with a maximum horizontal distance of 172km and a maximum vertical distance of 163.5 km. Most of the area is 1,500 meters above sea level. The annual average temperature is 16.4 ℃, the climate is three-dimensional and diverse, there is no severe cold in winter, there is no heat in summer, the four seasons are like spring, dry and wet. Yuxi is the hometown of Nie er, the hometown of clouds and smoke, the hometown of lanterns and the water town of the plateau.
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