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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.

Haizhu District is located in the middle of Guangzhou, adjacent to Liwan District, Yuexiu District and Tianhe District across the Pearl River in the north, and Huangpu District, Liwan District (including Fang Village) and Panyu District in the east, west and south, respectively, with a total area of 90.40 square kilometers. The main body of the area is Haizhu Island and Henan Island, as well as Guanzhou Island and Yajisha Island. In 2017, the GDP of Haizhu District reached 173.793 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6 percent at comparable prices, of which the added value of the primary industry was 63 million yuan, down 8.3 percent; the added value of the secondary industry was 24.736 billion yuan, up 39.2 percent; and the added value of the tertiary industry was 148.994 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5 percent. With an economic density of 1.922 billion yuan per square kilometer, it has jurisdiction over 18 administrative streets and 265 community neighborhood committees
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