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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.

Yangdong District belongs to Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, bordering Yangchun City, Jiangcheng District and Enping City in the east, west and north respectively, and the South China Sea to the south. The coastline is more than 130km long and the land area is 1830 square kilometers. It is between 111 °42 degrees east longitude 112 °21 degrees east longitude and 22 degrees 15 'north latitude. In 2013, Yangdong District has jurisdiction over 11 towns (including 6 agricultural and forestry farms), a total of 171villages, 1688 village (resident) groups and 1488 natural villages. At the end of 2014, there were 498800 permanent residents and 502700 registered residents. In 2014, the region's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 25.808 billion yuan, an increase of 11.5% over the same period in 2013. Yangdong District is a national project pilot county with strong intellectual property rights.
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