Washington, D.C.
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| District of Columbia | |||
Clockwise from top right: United States Capitol, Washington Monument, the White House, Smithsonian Institution Building, Lincoln Memorial and Washington National Cathedral
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Main article: Nicknames of Washington, D.C.
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| Motto: Justitia Omnibus (English: Justice for All) | |||
 Location of Washington, D.C., in the contiguous United States and in relation to Maryland and Virginia. |
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| Coordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°WCoordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°W | |||
| Country |
 United States |
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| Approved | 1790 | ||
| Organized | 1801 | ||
| Consolidated | 1871 | ||
| Granted limited self-government | 1973 | ||
| Named for | George Washington | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) | ||
| • D.C. Council |
Council members
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| • U.S. House |
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large) |
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| Area | |||
| • Federal district | 68.34 sq mi (177.0 km2) | ||
| • Land | 61.05 sq mi (158.1 km2) | ||
| • Water | 7.29 sq mi (18.9 km2) | ||
| Highest elevation | 409 ft (125 m) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) | ||
| Population (2016 estimate) | |||
| • Federal district | 681,170 | ||
| • Rank | 22nd, U.S. as of 2015[update] incorporated places estimate | ||
| • Density | 11,158/sq mi (4,308/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 6,097,684 (6th, U.S.) | ||
| • CSA | 9,625,360 (4th, U.S.) | ||
| • Demonym | Washingtonian | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| ZIP code(s) | 20001-20098, 20201-20599 | ||
| Area code(s) | 202 | ||
| Website | www.dc.gov | ||
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States.
The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of President George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington had an estimated population of 681,170 as of July 2016. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of over 6 million, the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
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