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نظر ھيٺ مضمون the capital of the United States تي آهي. the state on the U.S. West Coast جي لاءِ Washington (state) ڏسو. ٻين استعمالن لاءِ the former district in the Pacific Northwest Columbia District ڏسو۔ براءِ the history of the District of Columbia as a separate legal entityDistrict of Columbia (until 1871) ڏسو۔ براءِ other uses United States capital (disambiguation) ڏسو۔

Washington, D.C.
Federal capital city and federal district
District of Columbia
Clockwise from top right: United States Capitol, Washington Monument, the White House, Smithsonian Institution Building, Lincoln Memorial and Washington National Cathedral
جهنڊو مُهر
Motto(s): Justitia Omnibus (انگريزي ٻولي: Justice for All)
Location in relation to Maryland and Virginia
مڪانيت: 38°54′17″N 77°00′59″W
Country	United States
Residence Act	1790
Organized	1801
Consolidated	1871
Home Rule Act	1973
نالي تي	George Washington
حڪومت
• Mayor	Muriel Bowser (D)
• D.C. Council	List Phil Mendelson (D), Chairman Anita Bonds (D), At‑large David Grosso (I), At‑large Robert White (D), At‑large Elissa Silverman (I), At‑large Brianne Nadeau (D), Ward 1 Jack Evans (D), Ward 2 Mary Cheh (D), Ward 3 Brandon Todd (D), Ward 4 Kenyan McDuffie (D), Ward 5 Charles Allen (D), Ward 6 Vincent C. Gray (D), Ward 7 Trayon White (D), Ward 8
• U.S. House	Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Delegate (At-large)
ايراضي
• Federal capital city and federal district	68.34 اسڪوائر ميل (180 ڪلوميٽراسڪوائر)
• زمين	61.05 اسڪوائر ميل (160 ڪلوميٽراسڪوائر)
• پاڻي	7.29 اسڪوائر ميل (19 ڪلوميٽراسڪوائر)
مٿاهين چوٽي	409 ft (120 ميل)
هيٺين سطح	0 ft ( ميل)
آبادي (2018 estimate)
• Federal capital city and federal district	702,445
• رينڪ	20th, U.S. as of 2018
• گھاٽائي	11,367/sq mi (4,400/km2)
• ميٽرو	6,216,589 (6th, U.S.)
• CSA	9,665,892 (4th, U.S.)
• Demonym	Washingtonian
ٽائيم زون	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (ڊي ايس ٽي)	EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes	20001–20098, 20201–20599
فون ڪوڊ	202
Major airports	Washington Dulles Washington National Baltimore–Washington International
Commuter Rail	30px
Rapid Transit
ويبسائيٽ	dc.gov

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. The city is also one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million tourists annually.

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 U.S. 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. 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 702,455 as of 2018, making it the 20th most populous city in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth largest, had a 2017 estimated population of 6.2 million residents.

All three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the District: Congress (legislative), president (executive), and the U.S. Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments, and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profits, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the Human Rights Campaign, the International Finance Corporation, and the American Red Cross.

A locally elected mayor and a 13‑member council have governed the District since 1973. However, Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives, but the District has no representation in the Senate. The District receives three electoral votes in presidential elections as permitted by the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961.

For statistical purposes, the District of Columbia is treated as a state-equivalent (and a county-equivalent) by the U.S. Census Bureau.