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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.

Jishou, referred to as Ji, is the prefecture-level administrative capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. The city is adjacent to Luxi County in the southeast, Huayuan County in the northwest, Fenghuang County in the southwest and Baojing County and Guzhang County in the north. Jishou is located between latitude 28 °08 / 28 °29 'north and longitude 109 °30 / 110 °04' east. The total area is 1078.33 square kilometers, and the urban built-up area of Jishou City in 2018 covers an area of 38 square kilometers. Jishou is located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain, backed by Wuling Mountain. Jishou's climate is a typical subtropical monsoon humid climate. In 2018, Jishou City has jurisdiction over 1 township, 5 towns and 6 streets. At the end of 2018, the total registered population of Jishou City was 311600, an increase of 0.55% over the previous year, and the resident population was 358200, an increase of 3%.
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