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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.

Pingyu County, which belongs to Zhumadian City, Henan Province, is located in the east of Zhumadian City, about 60 kilometers away from the city, bordering Xincai County and Linquan County in Anhui Province in the east, Xiangcheng County and Shangcai County in the north, Zhengyang County in the south and Runan County in the west, with a total area of 1282 square kilometers. As of 2018, Pingyu County has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 11 towns and 5 townships. By the end of 2017, Pingyu County had a resident population of 721700, with a regional gross domestic product (GDP) of 21.51167 billion yuan. According to different industries, the added value of the primary industry, the secondary industry and the tertiary industry was 3.94945 billion yuan, 9.23472 billion yuan and 83.2 yuan respectively.
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