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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.

Xihe District, Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, is located in the west of Liaoning Province, around Fuxin City, bordering Fuxin County, 170 kilometers southeast of Shenyang and 111 kilometers southwest of Jinzhou. The north faces the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. As of 2009, Xihe District has a total area of 126.46 square kilometers, with an urban area of 14.66 square kilometers, with a total population of 197000, including 157000 in urban areas, 40, 000 in rural areas, 178000 in non-agricultural areas and 19000 in agriculture. It has four streets and one town. In 2013, the GDP of Xihe District reached 4.5 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 30%; the public budget revenue of 440 million yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 52.3%; and the social investment in fixed assets reached 4.5 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 46.8%.
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