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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.

Liangzhou District, known as Gudu and Xiutu in ancient times, is located in the longitude of 101 °59 and the latitude of 37 °23 and 38 °12, respectively. It is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, the eastern end of Hexi Corridor, the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and the middle of Wuwei City, with an average elevation of 1632 meters. Liangzhou District belongs to Wuwei City, Gansu Province, bordering Inner Mongolia Autonomous region to the east, Sunan Yugu Autonomous County to the west, Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County and Gulang County to the south, and Yongchang County and Minqin County to the north. As of 2014, Liangzhou District has a total area of 5081 square kilometers, living in Han, Hui, Tibetan, Manchu and other 25 ethnic groups, with a total population of 1.0225 million (2012). In 2018, the district has jurisdiction over 37 towns, 2 headquarters and 8 urban subdistrict offices. Liangzhou District has a temperate continental arid climate, 20
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