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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.

Yunyan District, which belongs to Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, is located in the north of the north-south "boat basin" of Guiyang City. It is located in the north half of Guiyang City, bordering Wudang District and Guanshan Lake District on the east, west and north, bordering Nanming District in the south and Baiyun District in the northwest. It is 17.5 km long from east to west, 12.5 km wide from north to south, and covers an area of 93.57 square kilometers. The total population is 950000 (2012). Yunyan District is one of the central urban areas of Guiyang City, the main part of the old city of Guiyang, and the resident area of the people's Government of Guizhou Province. In 2013, Yunyan District took the lead in breaking through 50 billion yuan in GDP, 30 billion yuan in fixed assets investment and 1 percent in total financial revenue.
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