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Tulsa (/ˈtʌlsə/) is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.[a]

Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa. As well, the University of Oklahoma has a secondary campus at the Tulsa Schusterman Center, and Oklahoma State University has a secondary campus located in downtown Tulsa. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry.

Lanzhou, referred to as "Lanzhou" or "Gao", or Jincheng in ancient times, is the capital of Gansu Province, an important industrial base and comprehensive transportation hub in northwest China approved by the State Council, one of the important central cities in the western region, and an important node city of the Silk Road Economic Belt. By 2018, the city had jurisdiction over five districts and three counties, with a total area of 13100 square kilometers, a built-up area of 321.75 square kilometers, a resident population of 3.7536 million, an urban population of 3.0415 million, and a urbanization rate of 81.03%. Lanzhou is located in northwest China and the central part of Gansu Province. It is located in the geometric center of the land territory of the Chinese mainland. It is a comprehensive transportation hub of railways, highways and aviation in Northwest China. It is also the headquarters of the army organs in the western theater of the Chinese people's Liberation Army. It is also the new Eurasian continental bridge.
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