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name = Washington, D.C. Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Washington DC Cleveland Park to Southwest Waterfront.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 38.9375 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 38.8591 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -77.0886
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [ 1 ]
The Washington metropolitan area has the largest science and engineering work force of any metropolitan area in the nation in 2006 according to the Greater Washington Initiative at 324,530, ahead of the combined San Francisco Bay Area work force of 214,500, and Chicago metropolitan area at 203,090, citing data from U.S. Census Bureau, the ...
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:USA_Counties.svg licensed with PD-USGov-DOC-Census . 2007-12-23T15:47:48Z Lokal Profil 555x352 (2124572 Bytes) Fixed state borders and fixed the two parts of Fulton County (Kentucky)
(The geographic center was located near the onetime marshy area of the present-day intersection of 17th Street, NW and Constitution Ave. ) As a result, the quadrants are of greatly varying size. Northwest is quite large, encompassing over a third of the city's geographical area, while Southwest is little more than a few neighborhoods, large ...
The area given to District of Columbia, was originally 100 square miles (259 km 2) ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act; however, in 1846, the retrocession of the District of Columbia, meant that the area of 31 square miles (80 km 2) which was ceded by Virginia was returned, [1] leaving 69 square ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east.