Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C, formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington; D.C; or the district, 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.| Map | Satellite | Directions |
- Type: city
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- Population: 672,000
- Latitude: 38.8949° or 38° 53' 41.6" north
- Longitude: -77.0366° or 77° 2' 11.6" west
- OpenStreetMap ID: node 158368533
Also Known As
- Arabic: واشنطن العاصمة
- Armenian: Վաշինգտոն ԿՇ
- Basque: Washington
- Belarusian: Вашынгтон
- Breton: Washington D.C.
- Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီ
- Catalan: Washington DC
- Chinese: 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区/華盛頓特區哥倫比亞特區
- Czech: Washington, D.C.
- Dutch: Washington D.C.
- Finnish: Washington (DC)
- French: Washington
- Georgian: ვაშინგტონი
- German: Washington, D.C.
- Greek: Ουάσινγκτον
- Hebrew: וושינגטון די. סי.
- Hindi: वॉशिंगटन, डी॰ सी॰
- Hungarian: Washington
- Irish: Washington, D.C.
- Italian: Washington
- Japanese: ワシントンD.C.
- Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, ಡಿ.ಸಿ.
- Korean: 워싱턴 D.C.
- Kurdish: Washington
- Lithuanian: Vašingtonas
- Occitan (post 1500): Washington, DC
- Polish: Waszyngton
- Portuguese: Washington, D.C.
- Romanian: Washington, D.C.
- Russian: Вашингтон
- Serbian: Вашингтон
- Spanish: Washington D. C.
- Swedish: Washington, D.C.
- Tatar: Вашингтон
- Thai: วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี.
- Ukrainian: Вашингтон
- Vietnamese: Washington, D.C.
- Welsh: Washington, D.C.
In the Area
Localities
- Penn QuarterSuburb
- ChinatownSuburb, 1 mile northeast
- Foggy BottomSuburb, 1 mile northwest
- Logan CircleSuburb, 1 mile north
- West EndNeighborhood, 1 mile northwest
- Dupont CircleSuburb, 1¼ miles north
Landmarks
- Zero MilestoneHistoric site
- Butt-Millet Memorial FountainTourist attraction
- The EllipsePark
- White House Kitchen GardenAllotment
- White House Tennis CourtPitch
- South LawnGrassland
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