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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.

Tieling County, which belongs to Tieling City, Liaoning Province, is located in the north of Liaoning Province. It is a county under the jurisdiction of Tieling City, Liaoning Province, with Shenyang in the south, Fushun in the east, Diaobingshan City in the west, and Yinzhou District in Tieling City, Central. The county is located in longitude 123 °28'to 124 °33 °E and latitude 41 °59'N to 42 °33'N. The area is 2249 square kilometers (2008). By 2008, Tieling County has a population of 391000 and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 3 townships, 1 field, 4 communities and 216 administrative villages. In 2008, the county's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 10.07 billion yuan. In September 2019, it was selected as a pilot county for the construction of medical community in a compact county. The quality of farmers' cooperatives across the country will be improved and pilot units will be promoted throughout the county.
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