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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.

Yuanzhou District, which belongs to Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is located in the south of Ningxia, the northeast foot of Liupan Mountain and the central and western part of the Loess Plateau. It lies between 105 °28 degrees east longitude and 106 °30 'east longitude and 36 °38 degrees north latitude. It is bordered by Pengyang County in the east, Jingyuan County in the south, Xiji County in the west, Haiyuan County and Tongxin County in the north, and Huanxian County and Longde County in Gansu Province in the northeast and southwest, respectively. With a total area of 2739.01 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 7 towns and 4 townships. As of 2017, the total number of registered households in Yuanzhou District is 156100, and the total registered population is 464800. In 2017, Yuanzhou District achieved a GDP of 11.766 billion yuan, exceeding 11 billion yuan for the first time. September 2017
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