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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.

Wutongqiao District, which belongs to Leshan City, Sichuan Province, is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, with geographical coordinates of 103 °39mm east longitude 103 °56pm and 29 °175mi 29 °31 'north latitude. It is bordered by Leshan and Chengdu in the north, Zigong, Neijiang and Shunmin River in the east, Yibin, Luzhou, Chongqing and the three Gorges of the Yangtze River in the east, Panzhihua and Xichang in the west, and 20 kilometers away from Leshan City. Wutongqiao District has a long history of industrial development. It is an important industrial base in Sichuan, a chemical base in Sichuan Province, and one of the top ten raw material bases of the Ministry of Light Industry. At the same time, Wutongqiao District is also the birthplace of farm music. After the major adjustment of administrative divisions in 2004, Wutongqiao District has a total area of 474 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 11 towns and 1 township.
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