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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.

Chenghai District is under the jurisdiction of Shantou City, Guangdong Province. it is located in the east of Guangdong Province, at the mouth of Hanjiang Delta, Raoping County of Chaozhou City in the northeast, Chaozhou City in the northwest, Longhu District of Shantou City in the southwest, and Nanao County in the southeast. The geographical coordinates are between longitude 116 °54, latitude 23 °23, east-west width 22 km, north-south length 27.85 km, and total area 378.35 square kilometers. By the end of 2017, Chenghai District had jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 streets, with 137 village committees and 47 community neighborhood committees, with a registered population of 797000. Mainly Han nationality, there are 43 ethnic minorities, most of which are Zhuang, Miao and Buyi. It has always been an important transportation hub in eastern Guangdong, southwestern Fujian and southern Jiangxi.
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