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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.

Huazhou District, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, was called Zheng County, Xianlin and Wuxiang in ancient times, and was renamed Huaxian in 1913. It is located at the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, the east of Guanzhong Plain and the south bank of Weihe River, more than 70 kilometers away from the ancient capital Xi'an in the west and 29 kilometers away from Huashan, a national scenic spot in the east. Huayin City is bordered by Huayin City in the east, 23 kilometers away from Weinan District in the west, Qinling Mountains and Luonan County and Lantian County in the south, and Weihe River and Dali County in the north. Huazhou District covers an area of 1139.5 square kilometers, with a total population of 370000 (July 2018), and has jurisdiction over 1 street and 9 towns. In 2017, the GDP of Huazhou District reached 9.498 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%. With Qinling Mountains in the south and Weihe River in the north, the terrain is high in the south and sandwiched in the middle, with an area of 410000 mu of arable land and mountains and highlands in the territory.
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