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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.

Dongyuan County, under the jurisdiction of Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, the middle and upper reaches of Dongjiang River. It is adjacent to Longchuan County of Heyuan City and Wuhua County of Meizhou City to the east, Heping County and Lianping County to the north, Yuancheng District and Zijin County to the south, Longmen County of Huizhou City and Xinfeng County of Shaoguan City to the west, which is the joint of the Pearl River Delta and the mountains of northern Guangdong. Dongyuan County, formerly the suburb of Heyuan County and Heyuan City, was renamed Dongyuan County in November 1993. Xiantang Town, the county government, is the second largest county in Guangdong Province and belongs to Hakka cultural areas. Dongyuan County is located between 23 °22 °N and 24 °15 °N, 114o 19'- 115o 22'E, 130km from east to west and 66.6km from north to south, covering an area of 4070 square kilometers. it has a total population of 590000 and has jurisdiction over 20 towns and one she township. Beijing-Kowloon Railway
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