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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.

Gaoyao District is located in the south of Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, adjacent to Sanshui District of Foshan City to the east, Yuncheng District of Yunfu City and Deqing County of Zhaoqing City to the west, Gaoming District of Foshan City and Xinxing County of Yunfu City to the south, and connected to Duanzhou District, Dinghu District, Guangning County and Sihui City of Zhaoqing City to the north. It is a civilized city in Guangdong Province and a sanitary city in Guangdong Province. It belongs to the Guangfozhao economic circle and the central area of economic development of Zhaoqing City. The region has a total area of 2071 square kilometers, 16 towns and 1 street, 26 communities and 324 administrative villages. Gaoyao has a long history. Maogang site in Jinli Town is the largest residential building site near the river in Guangdong Province for the first time, more than 4000 years ago. Western Han Dynasty Yuan Ding six years (111 BC) to buy Gaoyao County, Liang Tianjian six years (AD 507)
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