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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.

Gongzhuling City, a county-level city directly administered by Jilin Province, is located in the central and western part of Jilin Province and on the right bank of the middle reaches of Dongliao River. It is located between longitude 124 °02'to 125 °18'E and latitude 43 °11''to 44 °09'e north. The easternmost point starts from Liuxiaowobao Village, Xiangshui Town, the westernmost point ends at Weizilitun, the village of Sangshutai Town, the southernmost point starts from Erlongtun, the construction village of Longshan Township, and the northernmost point ends at Paozi Village, Manao Village, Shuangchengbao Town. The city is 106km wide from east to west and 111km from north to south, with a total area of 4058 square kilometers. The city is connected with Yitong Manchu Autonomous County in the south and southeast, Chaoyang District and Nong'an County in Changchun City in the east and northeast, Changling County in the north, Shuangliao City in the west and Lishu County in the east. The city is vast, wide in the north and narrow in the south, like a crescent, on the banks of the East Liao River.
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