Washington, D.C.
Capital city of the United States of America
Also known as Washington, District of Columbia · D.C. Washington · The District · District of Columbia · City of Washington, D.C. · Washington City, D.C.
- Country
- United States
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Sources- 1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
- 2.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 3.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- 4.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_capital_1.htmlRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 5.Stated in GazetteerRetrieved 2021-10-02
- United States
- Located in
- District of Columbia
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Sources- 1.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_capital_1.htmlRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 3.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- District of Columbia
- Population
- 689,545(April 1, 2020)
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Sources- 1.“QuickFacts: Washington city, District of Columbia”census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/washingtoncitydistrictofcolumbia/PST045221Retrieved 2022-04-22
- , 705,749(July 1, 2019)
- , 672,228(2015)
- +29 more
- 689,545(April 1, 2020)
- Area
- 177 km²(since 1846)
- , 259 km²(1790–1846)
- Elevation
- 72 m
- Head of government
- Muriel Bowser(since 2015)
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- , Walter Washington(1975–1979)
- , Marion Barry(1979–1991)
- +5 more
- Muriel Bowser(since 2015)
- Founded
- July 16, 1790
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Sources- 1.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.Stated in GazetteerRetrieved 2021-10-02
- July 16, 1790
- Postal code
- 20001
- , 20002
- , 20003
- +57 more
Overview
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Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
656 statements · 16% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Shares border with
- Arlington County direction relative to location: southwest
- Alexandria direction relative to location: southwest
- Prince George's County direction relative to location: east
- Montgomery County direction relative to location: northwest
- Fairfax County
- Bethesda direction relative to location: northwest
- Silver Spring direction relative to location: northeast
- Named after
- George Washington applies to name of subject: Washington
- Christopher Columbus applies to name of subject: District of Columbia
- Twinned administrative body
- Brussels-Capital Region(since 1985)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2022-11-17
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/OS_DC_Brussels_Agreement_2002.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- 3.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/Brussels_Sister_City_Agreement-2011_0.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- Bangkok(since 1962)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- Dakar(since 1980)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- Beijing(since 1984)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.“Sister Cities of Beijing”ebeijing.gov.cn/Sister_Cities_2017/Retrieved 2020-05-13
- Athens(since 2000)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/OS_DC_Athens_Agreement_2000.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- Pretoria(since 2002)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- Seoul(since 2006)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/OS_DC_Seoul_Agreement_2006.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- Accra(since 2006)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/OS_DC_Accra_Agreement_2006.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
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- Sunderland(since 2006)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- Ankara(since 2011)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/OS_DC_Ankara_Agreement_2011.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- Brasília(since 2013)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/Sister%20City%20Agreement%20with%20Brasilia%202013.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- Addis Ababa(since 2013)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/Addis_Ababa_Sister_City_Agreement.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- Paris(since 2000)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- Rome(since 2011)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/OS_DC_Rome_Agreement_2011.pdf
- 3.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/publication/attachments/ROME_DC_Sister_City_Agreement_English_0.pdf
- San Salvador(since 2018)
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Sources- 1.“DC Sister Cities”os.dc.gov/service/dc-sister-citiesRetrieved 2020-05-12
- 2.os.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/os/service_content/attachments/San%20Salvador%2C%20El%20Salvador%20Sister%20City%20Agreement%202018_0.pdfRetrieved 2022-11-17
- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
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Sources- 1.“The City of Tshwane and Washington D.C. signed an Agreement of Friendship and Cooperation”
- Brussels-Capital Region(since 1985)
- Capital of
- United States(since 1790)
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Sources- 1.americaslibrary.gov/jb/nation/jb_nation_capital_1.htmlRetrieved 2021-06-01
- 2.Stated in JSTORRetrieved 2021-06-01
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2021-06-01
- 4.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2021-06-01
- 5.Stated in GazetteerRetrieved 2021-10-02
- 6.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Onlinebritannica.com/place/Washington-DCRetrieved 2026-03-23
- District of Columbia
- Union(1861–1865)
- United States(since 1790)
- Located in or next to body of water
- Potomac River direction relative to location: south, west
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- Anacostia River
- Rock Creek
- Potomac River direction relative to location: south, west
- Local dialing code
- 202(since 1947)
- Coextensive with
- District of Columbia(since 1871) cause: District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
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Sources- 1.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- District of Columbia(since 1871) cause: District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
- Native label
- Washington
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Sources- 1.Stated in JSTORjstor.org/stable/40066723?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contentsRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 3.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- Washington
- Official name
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Part of
- contiguous United States
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Sources- 1.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- Mid-Atlantic
- Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division
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Sources- 1.datausa.io/profile/geo/washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md-wv-metro-area/#introRetrieved 2019-01-23
- contiguous United States
- Highest point
- Point Reno located in/on physical feature: Fort Reno Park · elevation: 409 ft
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Sources- 1.“Fort Reno Park: highest point in District of Columbia (U.S. National Park Service)”nps.gov/places/000/fort-reno-park-highest-point-in-district-of-columbia.htmRetrieved 2026-05-17
- Point Reno located in/on physical feature: Fort Reno Park · elevation: 409 ft
- Short name
- Washington
- Demonym
- Washingtonian
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Sources- 1.Stated in Library of Congress Demographic Group TermsRetrieved 2021-10-02
- Vaŝingtonano
- Washingtoner applies to part: masculine singular, masculine plural
- Washingtonerin applies to part: feminine singular
- Washingtonerinnen applies to part: feminine plural
- washingtoniano applies to part: masculine singular
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Sources- 1.Stated in DLE online dictionarydle.rae.es/washingtonianoRetrieved 2022-04-22
- Washingtonien applies to part: masculine singular
- Washingtonienne applies to part: feminine singular
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- Washingtonner applies to part: masculine singular
- Washingtonse applies to part: feminine singular
- Washingtončan applies to part: masculine singular
- Washingtončanka applies to part: feminine singular
- Washingtonian
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 38.9101°N, 77.0147°W directions: Near 3rd and P Streets, Northwest
- Motto text
- Justitia Omnibus(since 1871) literal translation: Justice for All
- Different from
- District of Columbia
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Sources- 1.Stated in JSTORjstor.org/stable/40066723?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contentsRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 3.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- Washington criterion used: same or similar name
- Washington criterion used: toponym is not unique
- Washington Territory criterion used: same or similar name
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 38.9955°N, 77.0410°W
- Territory overlaps
- District of Columbia
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Sources- 1.teamlaw.org/DCOA-1871.pdfRetrieved 2018-09-08
- 2.Stated in Archive.orgarchive.org/details/DistrictOfColumbiaOrganicActOf1871Retrieved 2018-09-08
- 3.Stated in GazetteerRetrieved 2021-10-02
- Washington–Arlington urban area subject has role: primary place
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- District of Columbia
- Official symbol
- Wood Thrush
- Capitalsaurus
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Sources- 1.“§ 1–161. Capitalsaurus dinosaur. | D.C. Law Library”code.dccouncil.us/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-161.htmlRetrieved 2022-08-17
- Minimum temperature record
- -15°F(February 11, 1899)
- IATA airport code
- WAS
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- WAS
- Significant event
- curfew(2021–2021) publisher: government of the District of Columbia
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Sources- 1.“Mayor Bowser Orders Citywide Curfew Beginning at 6PM Today”mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-orders-citywide-curfew-beginning-6pm-today
- public emergency(until 2021) issued by: Mayor of the District of Columbia
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Sources- 1.“Mayor Bowser Issues Mayor’s Order Extending Today’s Public Emergency for 15 Days”mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/release_content/attachments/Mayor%27s%20Order%202021-003.pdf
- curfew(2021–2021) publisher: government of the District of Columbia
- Köppen climate classification
- humid subtropical climate
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Sources- 1.Stated in MinDatmindat.org/feature-4140963.htmlRetrieved 2021-10-02
- humid subtropical climate
- Related category
- Category:Washington, D.C.-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- Per capita income
- $58,659(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Number of households
- 288,307(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
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Sources- 1.Stated in 2016–2020 American Community Surveydata.census.gov/cedsci/table?d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Detailed%20TablesRetrieved 2022-05-05
- 288,307(December 31, 2020) statement supported by: 2016–2020 American Community Survey
- Minimum wage
- 16.5(2023)
- Name
- Washington, D.C.
- Washington
- Washington D. C.
- Washington
- Nickname
- Chocolate City
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On other databases
178 identifiers linking Washington, D.C. across the web's reference databases
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- Apple Maps "auid" identifier12721693137601902154
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- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinevasingtonas-1
- Australian War Memorial IDPL2406
- BabelNet ID00003365n
- Ballotpedia IDWashington,_D.C.
- BBC News topic IDc1038wnxem1t
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- BHCL UUID73b1b0c9-e391-495f-a211-3a83dcff20fb
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11881081d
- Bing entity ID216726d1-8987-06d3-5eff-823da05c3d3c
- BNMM authority ID000051529
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- Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)0053K3360
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10000137
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- Catholic Encyclopedia ID15558a
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- Comic Vine ID4020-55685
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- Data Commons IDgeoId/1150000
- De Agostini IDWashington+(città+degli+USA)
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--753
- Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID1039
- Domain namewashington.dc.us
- DPLA subject termWashington (D.C.)
- Edition humboldt digital IDH0007920
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID207503
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Washington-DC
- Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID1230
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)1XcM4H
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)561051
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID32540
- Estonian Subject Thesaurus ID131934
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ6311
- Facebook location ID110184922344060
- FactGrid item IDQ80928
- Fallout Wiki IDWashington,_D.C.
- Famous Birthdays IDcity/washingtondc-unitedstates
- Fandom article IDhistorica:Washington_DC
- FAST ID1204505
- FIPS 55-3 (locations in the US)1150000
- FIPS 6-4 ID11001
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- France 24 topic ID (French)washington
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- GayCities IDwashingtondc
- GeoNames ID4140963
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7013962
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- GitHub topicwashington-dc
- GND ID4064682-8
- GNIS Feature ID2390665
- Golden ID (archived)Washington,_D.C.
- Google Maps Customer ID14002330207345204522
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- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDWashington_D.C.
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)1902734
- Grove Art Online IDT090762
- Gynopedia IDWashington,_D.C.
- Harper's tagd-c
- HASCUS.DC.DI
- House Divided ID9046
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID65860
- Hungarian National Namespace place ID (new)1797105
- IATE entry ID1891570
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2097797
- IdRef ID186343574
- IMDb keywordwashington-d.c.
- INaturalist place ID7643
- Instagram location ID213480180
- Interlingual Index IDi84289
- ISNI0000000122968205
- J9U entity ID987007554808005171
- Japan Search name IDワシントン
- Joconde location IDT84-4062
- Klexikon article IDWashington
- KSW place ID87570
- Larousse IDville/wd/149544
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDgeographicAreas/n-us-dc
- Lex IDWashington,_D.C.
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn79018774
- LocalWiki IDdc
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=13627108