Chinatown

's Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.
  • Neighborhood
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (20 metres)
  • Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States
  • Also known as
    “Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)”
    “D.C. Chinatown”

Places of Interest

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Places in the Area

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Latitude
38.90033° or 38° 54′ 1″ north
Longitude
-77.0212° or 77° 1′ 16″ west
Open location code
87C4WX2H+4G
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Chinatown” goes by many names.
唐人街Chinese
華府華埠Chinese
ChinatownDutch
Ĉina KvartaloEsperanto
ChinatownNorwegian
ChinatownNorwegian Bokmål
ChinatownScots
ChinatownSlovenian
چائنا ٹاؤنUrdu

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