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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.

Xiangfu District is the municipal district of Kaifeng City, Henan Province, bordering Lankao County and Qi County in the east, Yuwangtai District in Kaifeng City in the west, Weishi County and Tongxu County in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. As of 2013, Xiangfu District has a total area of 1291 square kilometers, cultivated land area of 1.2 million mu, jurisdiction over 15 townships, 1 provincial industrial agglomeration area, 336 administrative villages, with a total population of 760000. In 2015, the GDP of Xiangfu District reached 21.6 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over 2014. Xiangfu District has a history of more than 2,000 years since Qinzhi County. Song Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu three years (1010) was named Xiangfu County. On October 19, 2014, the original Kaifeng County officially changed its name to Xiangfu District, and the District people's Government was stationed at 18 East Street, Chengguan Town. Xiangfu District has the history of Henan Province.
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