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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.

Tianjun County, which belongs to Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the northwest of Qinghai Lake, the eastern edge of Qaidam Basin, Qilian County and Gangcha County of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Wulan County of Haixi Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the south, West Pedelingha City, and the northwest is bounded by Subei Mongolian Autonomous County of Gansu Province. It is the only animal husbandry county in Haixi Prefecture, and coal and animal husbandry are the main industries. The county has a total area of 25700 square kilometers (2010) and has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 7 townships with a total population of more than 47000 (2010). There are Tibetan, Han, Hui, Mongolian, Salar and other ethnic groups. In 2008, Tianjun County achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.72 billion yuan. On September 29, 2018, the people's Government of Qinghai Province gave a reply and issued a public notice for approval.
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