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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.

Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. Located in the east of Zhejiang Province, northeast of Shaoxing City, the south bank of Qiantang River. It is bordered by Yuyao City, Ningbo City to the east, Shengzhou City to the south, Keqiao District and Yuecheng District to the west, and Qiantang River to the north, facing Haining City and Haiyan County. The land area of the whole region is 1401.68 square kilometers, the topography is high in the south and low in the north, and the area of the low mountains and hills in the south and the water network plain in the north are half and half, showing a pattern of "five mountains, one water and four fields". After the adjustment of administrative divisions in November 2019, the region has jurisdiction over 8 streets, 10 towns and 3 townships. At the end of 2018, the resident population was 797100 and the registered population was 780400. According to the preliminary calculation, Shangyu District achieved a GDP of 91.652 billion yuan in 2018, an increase of 7.4% at comparable prices.
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