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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.

Zhongwei City, referred to as & quot; Wei & quot;, belongs to Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is located in the central and western part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and Gansu provinces. It is the first self-flow irrigation city in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, with a total area of 17000 square kilometers. The topography of Zhongwei City is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, with an average elevation of 1225 meters in the urban area. the geomorphology is divided into five units of the Yellow River alluvial plain, platform, desert, mountains and hills, which belongs to a typical temperate continental monsoon climate. Due to the influence of desert, the sunshine is sufficient and the temperature difference between day and night is large. Zhongwei Yellow River diversion Irrigation area of 1.11 million mu, is an important commercial grain, aquatic products and facility vegetable production base in Northwest China. As of 2016, Zhongwei City has jurisdiction over Shapotou District, Zhongning County and Haiyuan County. 2016
Travel Notes In Zhongwei City
One Party Paradise - Traveling in Zhongwei
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Accept this Ningxia fun map (Guyuan + Zhongwei + Yinchuan)
This is the first impression of @小砼堆头UP on Ningxia As a child who was taken by her parents to travel to Jiangnan girl@小砖堂头up because of work, she has
Self-driving tour in Ningxia, a six-day and five-night trip to the Northwest
【Preface】 Northwest may be a destination that many people have longed for but have not been to.This is the first time I have come to Ningxia. Before I
Follow the Xixia Dynasty at the foot of Helan Mountain, and watch the wind in the Tengger Desert. Ningxia, the third stop of the Northwest Ring Road——Westbound Slowly 3
On July 6, we left Inner Mongolia and entered Ningxia. The two national expressways, G6 and G7, which are also combined into one in the Inner Mongolia