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{{ | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| | | name = Washington, D.C. | ||
| | | official_name = District of Columbia | ||
| | | settlement_type = Capital city and federal district | ||
Dc flag.png| | | motto = Justitia Omnibus}}<br>(English: Justice for All) | ||
Dc seal.png | | image_skyline = U.s. capitol roblox.JPG | ||
| image_caption = [[United States Capitol]] | |||
| image_flag = Dc flag.png | |||
| flag_size = 125px | |||
|nickname | | image_seal = Dc seal.png | ||
| | | nickname = D.C., The District | ||
| established_title = Originally founded | |||
|named_for | | established_date = 2012 | ||
Christopher Columbus | | established_title1 = Current version | ||
| | | established_date1 = November 29, 2017 | ||
| | | named_for = George Washington, Christopher Columbus | ||
|demonym | | leader_title = Mayor | ||
| | | leader_title1 = D.C. City Council | ||
| leader_name = None | |||
| leader_name1 = Disbanded | |||
| demonym = Washingtonian | |||
| blank_name_sec1 = Airports | |||
| blank_info_sec1 = None | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Washington, D.C.''', formally the '''District of Columbia''', also known as just '''Washington''' or simply '''D.C.''', 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 real life Founding Father of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, a female personification of the nation. As the seat of the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. | '''Washington, D.C.''', formally the '''District of Columbia''', also known as just '''Washington''' or simply '''D.C.''', 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 real life Founding Father of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, a female personification of the nation. As the seat of the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. | ||
[[Category:Cities in the United States]] | [[Category:Cities in the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Washington, D.C.]] | [[Category:Washington, D.C.]] | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 29 January 2023
Washington, D.C. | |
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Capital city and federal district | |
| District of Columbia | |
| Motto: Justitia Omnibus |
(English: Justice for All)
| image_skyline = U.s. capitol roblox.JPG | image_caption = United States Capitol | image_flag = Dc flag.png | flag_size = 125px | image_seal = Dc seal.png | nickname = D.C., The District | established_title = Originally founded | established_date = 2012 | established_title1 = Current version | established_date1 = November 29, 2017 | named_for = George Washington, Christopher Columbus | leader_title = Mayor | leader_title1 = D.C. City Council | leader_name = None | leader_name1 = Disbanded | demonym = Washingtonian | blank_name_sec1 = Airports | blank_info_sec1 = None }} Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as just Washington or simply D.C., 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 real life Founding Father of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, a 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.