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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington or D.C. or locally simply as the District, is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

Baojing County, which belongs to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, is located in the east of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, in the middle of Wuling Mountains, northwest of Hunan Province, bordering Jishou City, Huayuan County, Yongshun County, Guzhang County, Longshan County and Xiushan County of Chongqing Municipality. The total population is 310000, and the main ethnic groups are Tujia and Miao people. Jurisdiction over Qianling, Fuxing, Purong, Maogou, Yezhuping, Qingshuiping, Beer, Paddy River, Wanmipo, Hulu 10 towns and Datuo, Yang Dynasty, Tu Chao, Mercury, Qingshui, ramming sand 6 townships, with a total area of 1760.65 square kilometers. In 2015, Baojing County was under the jurisdiction of 2 townships and 10 towns after the adjustment of township division. Baojing is a state-level poverty-stricken county. Youshui River is the most mysterious, characteristic and promising mother river in western Hunan.
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