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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.

Dengkou District, which belongs to Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, is called "Lipu" in ancient times and is also known as "Xixiang". It is named for its location in the confluence of Xianshui and Xiangjiang River. Dengkou District is located in the east-central part of Hunan Province, the middle reaches of the Xiangjiang River, the territory of Huanshui to the east, Xiangjiang River to the north, Liling City and Youxian to the east, Hengdong County to the south, Xiangtan County to the west, Pilusong District and Tianyuan District to the north. Dengkou, with its superior location, has been the gateway to eastern Hunan since ancient times, is the throat of the Central Plains leading to the coast of Guangdong, and enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of Eastern Hunan". Located on the southern edge of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration, it is an important part of Zhuzhou's "one core, one circle, one corridor" development plan. As of February 2018, Dengkou District has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 129 villages and 10 communities, with a total area of 1053.6 square kilometers. It belongs to the experimental area of "two-oriented society" construction, of which 275 square meters.
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