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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.

Shawan County, the eastern gate of Tacheng area, is located in the middle of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang and the southern edge of Junggar Basin, under the jurisdiction of Tacheng area, with Shihezi City in the east, Hejing County in the south, Kuitun City and Dushanzi District in the west, and Karamay City in the north. Shawan County covers an area of 13100 square kilometers, with a total population of 216435 (2012). It is composed of 30 ethnic groups, including Han, Kazak, Hui and Uygur, and has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 3 townships, 5 agricultural and animal husbandry and forestry farms, 2 management offices and 250 village teams. Shawan County has successively won the titles of more than 20 state-level advanced counties, including scientific and technological progress, culture and sports, civil affairs, and more than 30 autonomous district-level advanced counties, such as the construction of grass-roots organizations, investment attraction, employment and re-employment, and has won eight consecutive autonomous region civilized counties and two Chinese civilized counties. two hundred and one
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