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, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of
Washington used to be a separate municipality within the District
of Columbia. An Act of Congress in 1871 created a single government
for the entire federal territory, effectively merging the
City and the District into a single entity. It is for this
reason that the city, while legally named the District of
Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located
on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by
the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the
other sides. however, its population rises to over one million
people during the workweek, due to commuters from the surrounding
suburbs. You can visit the Hotel
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