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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.

Maonan District is under the jurisdiction of Maoming City, Guangdong Province, which is located in the western part of Guangdong Province in the southwest of Guangdong Province. It is named because it is located in the south of Maoming County (now the main body belongs to Gaozhou City and Maonan District). It is located between 110 °44 east longitude, 110 °58 'east longitude and 21 °32-21 °49' north latitude, with Dianbai to the east, Wuchuan to the south, Huazhou to the west and Gaozhou to the north. The area has jurisdiction over 8 streets and 9 towns (Yangjiao Town is divided into Yangjiao Town in September 2017, with additional Chengnan streets), 133 village committees and 85 neighborhood committees (excluding Yangjiao Town), with a total area of 526 square kilometers (excluding Yangjiao Town). By the end of 2011, Maonan District had 33 ethnic groups and a population of more than 8,000 ethnic minorities. (note: unless otherwise stated, the population, area and other statistics of this entry
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