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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.

Xichong County, which belongs to Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, is located in the north-east of Sichuan Basin, the southwest of Nanchong City, Shunqing District in the east, Jialing District in the south, Yanting County in Mianyang City, Pengxi County and Shehong County in Suining City in the west, and Nanbu County in the north. The total area is 1106.59 square kilometers, and the county seat is 25 kilometers away from Nanchong city in the north. There is Xichong Mountain in ancient times, so it is named Xichong, which is the ecological back garden and satellite city of Nanchong. Belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, shallow hilly landform, the average annual temperature is 16.9 ℃, the annual rainfall is 980.8 mm, the average elevation is 361.2 meters, the frost-free period is more than 300 days, the four seasons are distinct, and the climate is mild. As of 2019, Xichong County has jurisdiction over 16 towns, 5 townships and 2 streets. By the end of 2017, the total population of Xichong County was 605900.
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