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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.

Pengyang County, which belongs to Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is located in the southern edge of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain, between East longitude 106 °32 & #39;-106 °58 & #39;, North latitude 35 °4l & #39;-36 °17 & #39;. Yuanzhou District, Guyuan City, Ningxia in the west, Zhenyuan County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province in the east, south and north, Kongtong District, Pingliang City, Qingyang City, Huanxian County and other cities and counties. With an area of 2528.65 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 4 towns, 8 townships and 156 administrative villages, with a total registered population of 251300, of which the rural population is 190000, accounting for 75.59%; the Hui nationality is 77300, accounting for 30.74%, and the population density is 99.21 people per square kilometer.
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