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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.

Suzhou District, which belongs to Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, the east of Jiuquan City, the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and the central and western part of Hexi Corridor. the geographical coordinates are 98 °20mm east longitude, 39 °10mm north latitude, 39 °59km north latitude, bordering Gaotai County and Sunan County in the east, Qilian Mountain and Sunan County in the south, Jiayuguan City in the west, Jinta Jiashan Mountain and Jinta County in the north. It is 104km long from east to west and 84km wide from north to south, with a total area of 3353.74 square kilometers. As of 2016, Suzhou District has jurisdiction over 6 streets, 10 towns and 5 townships, with a total population of 406400, including 15 ethnic groups such as Han, Hui and Yugur. In 2011, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Suzhou District reached 15.278 billion yuan.
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