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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.

Tongxu, known as Xianping in ancient times, has a long history and culture, and now belongs to Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the seven dynasties. Tongxu County is located in the middle and east of Henan Province, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, belonging to the eastern plain of Henan Province. The topography is high in the west and low in the east, high in the north and low in the south, tilting from northwest to southeast. It faces the Yellow River to the north, Songshan Shaolin to the west, Shangqiu, the important town in the east of Henan Province to the east, Zhoukou, a famous historical city to the south, 80 kilometers to the northwest from the provincial capital Zhengzhou, and 40 kilometers to the north to Kaifeng, the ancient capital. Located in the core area of the construction of the national strategic Central Plains Economic Zone, it is the route of Hengxiang railway in the planning. Tongxu County has jurisdiction over six towns and six townships, with a width of 30.5km from east to west and 34.8km from north to south, with a total area of 766.22 square kilometers. It is a part of the Huang-Huai Plain formed by the impact to the south of the Yellow River. The soil area of the county is 963742 mu.
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