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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.

Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County, which belongs to Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, is the only multi-ethnic autonomous county in Gansu Province. it is located in the southwest of Gansu Province, at the eastern foot of Xiaojishi Mountain in the northwest corner of Linxia Prefecture, between longitude 120 °41 east and latitude 35 °34, bordering Linxia County in the southeast, Xunhua Salar Autonomous County in Qinghai Province in the west, and Minhe County in Qinghai Province in the north. The northeast and Yongjing County are bounded by the Yellow River, with a width of about 33 kilometers from north to south and 37 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 909.97 square kilometers. As of 2011, Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County has jurisdiction over 4 towns, 13 townships, 145 administrative villages, 6 communities and 1296 village groups, with a total population of 25. 5%.
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