Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

The Washington metropolitan area is the metropolitan area comprising , the federal capital of the , and its surroundings. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C, and parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
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  • Economic region with 5,050,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 154 feet (47 metres)
  • Description: metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C., United States of America
  • Also known as
    “47900”
    “D.C. area”
    “D.C. metro area”
    “D.C. metropolitan area”
    “D.C., Maryland, Virginia”
    “District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia”
    “DMV”
    “Greater Washington”
    “Greater Washington, D.C.”
    “National Capital Region”
    “Washington area”
    “Washington metro area”
    “Washington metropolitan area”
    “Washington-Arlington-Alexandria MSA”
    “Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area”
    “Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area”
    “Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area”
    “Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan statistical area”
    “Washington, D.C. area”
    “Washington, D.C. metro area”
    “Washington, D.C. metropolitan area”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Splash Down Waterpark and Prince William Medical Center.

Water park
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SplashDown Waterpark, a waterpark located within Ben…

Hospital
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Novant Health is a four-state integrated network…

Shopping center
is a located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manassas and Bristow.

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is a small city in with a strong Civil War presence.

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is a town in , in the process…

Town
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is an independent city in the U.S. state of . is situated 3 miles southeast of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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Latitude
38.7987° or 38° 47′ 55″ north
Longitude
-77.4862° or 77° 29′ 11″ west
Open location code
87C4QGX7+FG
Geo­Names ID
12213948
Wiki­data ID
Q2367175

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المنطقة الحضرية لواشنطن”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոնի ագլոմերացիա”
  • Asturian: “Área metropolitana de Washington”
  • Basque: “Washingtongo eremu metropolitarra”
  • Belarusian: “вашынгтонская аглямэрацыя”
  • Belarusian: “вашынгтонская мэтрапольная тэрыторыя”
  • Catalan: “àrea metropolitana de Washington”
  • Central Kurdish: “ناوچەی گەورەی واشینگتن”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿大都会区”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿特区都会”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿都会区”
  • Chinese: “大華府地區”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓大都會區”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓特區都會”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓都會區”
  • Danish: “Washington D.C.‘s metroområde”
  • Danish: “Washington D.C.‘s storbyregion”
  • Danish: “Washington D.C.’s storbyregion”
  • Danish: “Washington–Arlington–Alexandria m”
  • Danish: “Washingtons metroområde”
  • Danish: “Washingtons metropol”
  • Danish: “Washingtons storbyregion”
  • Dutch: “Washington metropolitan area”
  • Dutch: “Washington Metropolitan Area”
  • Esperanto: “Vaŝingtona metropola areo”
  • French: “Région métropolitaine de Washington”
  • German: “Metropolregion Washington”
  • Hebrew: “וושינגטון די. סי. רבתי”
  • Hebrew: “וושינגטון רבתי”
  • Irish: “Mórcheantar Washington”
  • Italian: “area metropolitana di Washington”
  • Italian: “Area metropolitana di Washington”
  • Japanese: “ワシントンD.C.都市圏”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン都市圏”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン首都圏”
  • Kazakh: “Вашингтон агломерациясы”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Washington D.C.s storbyregion”
  • Norwegian: “Washington D.C.s storbyregion”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “aira metropolitana de Washington”
  • Ossetian: “Вашингтоны агломераци”
  • Persian: “منطقه کلان‌شهری واشینگتن”
  • Polish: “DMV”
  • Polish: “Obszar Metropolitalny Waszyngtonu”
  • Portuguese: “Região metropolitana de Washington”
  • Russian: “Вашингтонская агломерация”
  • Scots: “Washington metropolitan aurie”
  • Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Washingtona”
  • Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Washington D. C.”
  • Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Washington D. C.”
  • Swedish: “Washingtons storstadsområde”
  • Tatar: “Вашингтон агломерациясе”
  • Thai: “เกรเทอร์วอชิงตัน”
  • Thai: “เขตมหานครวอชิงตัน”
  • Thai: “ดีเอ็มวี”
  • Thai: “ภูมิภาคเมืองหลวงแห่งชาติ”
  • Urdu: “واشنگٹن میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Hoa Thịnh Đốn–Arlington–Alexandria”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Hoa Thịnh Đốn”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Oasinhtơn–Arlington–Alexandria”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Oasinhtơn”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Washington–Arlington–Alexandria”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Washington”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Virginia: Highlights

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