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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.

Puyang County is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Henan and Shandong provinces in the northeast of Henan Province. It is located at the connecting point of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Bohai Economic Circle. It is an important part of the Central Plains Economic Zone and Pufantai Comprehensive Experimental area for Poverty Alleviation and Development. The county covers an area of 1382 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 9 townships and 1 office, 993 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), with a population of 1.151 million and a cultivated land area of 1.35 million mu. The Yellow River flows 61 kilometers through the county, with a beach area of 217 square kilometers, involving 7 townships, 186000 people and 187000 mu of arable land. Puyang County, with a long civilization and splendid culture, is the hometown of Emperor Shun and the dragon capital of Huaxia. With rich products and prosperous economy, Puyang County is a "super grain-producing county in the country and one of the top 100 industrial counties in China". Its folkways are honest and honest and the society is harmonious.
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