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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C, the capital of the and the seat of its three branches of government, has an unparalleled collection of free, public museums, and the lion's share of the nation's most treasured monuments and memorials.
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Popular Destinations

is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of and west of . Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.

is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The is the western section of downtown, including the central business district, sometimes known as Golden Triangle or K St, along with the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

is a trendy historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Notable Places in the Area

is in . Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Public building
is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tourist attraction
The , often called the Capitol Building, is the meeting place of the United States Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.

Tourist attraction
The is a US national memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.

Destinations

is a neighborhood in north-central Washington DC just east of and south of and . Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.

Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.'s rank among America's most wealthy and privileged.

The is just south of the . In addition to beautiful views of the Washington… Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the River. Photo: Ron Coggswell, CC BY 2.0.

refers to the area just north of and Union Station, but south of . Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park.

Localities in the Area

forms part of the urban conglomeration around Washington, D.C. - inside the beltway. Photo: Protoant, Public domain.

is the secondary "downtown" area of , after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. Photo: Elvert Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Washington, D.C.

Latitude
38.895° or 38° 53' 42.1" north
Longitude
-77.0365° or 77° 2' 11.6" west
Population
672,000
Abbreviation
D.C.
Abbreviation
DC
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158368533
Geo­Names ID
4138106
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Also Known As

  • Abkhazian: Washington
  • Achinese: Washington, D.C.
  • Achinese: Washington
  • Adyghe: Вашингтон
  • Afar: Washington
  • Afrikaans: Washington, D.C.
  • Afrikaans: Washington
  • Albanian: Uashington D.C.
  • Amharic: ዋሺንግተን ዲሲ
  • Arabic: Washington, D.C.
  • Arabic: واشنطن
  • Arabic: واشنطن العاصمة
  • Aragonese: Washington, DC
  • Aragonese: Washington
  • Armenian: Վաշինգտոն, Կոլումբիայի շրջան
  • Armenian: Վաշինգտոն
  • Armenian: Վաշինգտոն ԿՇ
  • Arpitan: Washington
  • Assamese: ডিষ্ট্ৰিক্ট অফ কলম্বিয়া
  • Assamese: ৱাছিংটন, ডি.চি.
  • Assamese: ৱাছিংটন ডি.চি.
  • Assamese: ৱাশ্বিংটন, ডি.চি.
  • Assamese: ৱাশ্বিংটন ডি.চি.
  • Asturian: Washington
  • Asturian: Washington DC
  • Avaric: Вашингтон
  • Aymara: Washington, DC
  • Aymara: Washington
  • Azerbaijani: Vaşinqton
  • Azerbaijani: Vaşinqton şəhəri
  • Bambara: Washington, D.C.
  • Bashkir: Вашингтон
  • Basque: Columbiako Barrutia
  • Basque: D.C.
  • Basque: DC
  • Basque: Washington, D.C.
  • Basque: Washington
  • Basque: Washington DC
  • Bavarian: Washington, D.C.
  • Bavarian: Washington
  • Belarusian: Акруга Калумбія
  • Belarusian: Вашынгтон (акруга Калюмбія)
  • Belarusian: Вашынгтон
  • Bengali: ওয়াশিংটন, ডি.সি.
  • Bengali: ওয়াশিংটন ডিসি
  • Bengali: ওয়াশিংটন ডি.সি.
  • Bhojpuri: डिस्ट्रिक्ट अफ कोलम्बिया
  • Bhojpuri: वाशिंगटन, डीसी
  • Bhojpuri: वाशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰
  • Bishnupriya: ডিসটিক্ট অফ কলম্বিয়া, ডিসি
  • Bishnupriya: ডিসটিক্ট অফ কলম্বিয়া
  • Bosnian: Washington, D.C.
  • Bosnian: Washington
  • Brahui: Váşingŧan
  • Breton: Washington D.C.
  • Bulgarian: Вашингтон
  • Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီ
  • Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီမြို့
  • Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန်မြို့တော်
  • Catalan: Washington (Districte de Columbia)
  • Catalan: Washington, D.C.
  • Catalan: Washington D.C. (Districte de Colúmbia)
  • Catalan: Washington D.C
  • Catalan: Washington DC
  • Cebuano: Washington, D.C.
  • Cebuano: Washington
  • Central Bikol: Washington, D.C.
  • Central Bikol: Washington
  • Central Kurdish: واشینگتن دی سی
  • Chavacano: Washington, D.C.
  • Chechen: Вашингтон
  • Cherokee: ᏩᏏᏓᏂ, D.C.
  • Cherokee: ᏩᏏᏓᏂ
  • Cheyenne: Vášêtaëno
  • Chinese: Washington, D.C.
  • Chinese: 华府
  • Chinese: 华盛顿
  • Chinese: 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区 / 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區
  • Chinese: 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区
  • Chinese: 华盛顿市
  • Chinese: 华盛顿特区
  • Chinese: 哥伦比亚特区
  • Chinese: 哥倫比亞特區
  • Chinese: 浣洗屯
  • Chinese: 花生屯
  • Chinese: 華府
  • Chinese: 華盛頓
  • Chinese: 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區
  • Chinese: 華盛頓市
  • Chinese: 華盛頓特區
  • Chuvash: Вашингтон
  • Cornish: Washington
  • Corsican: Washington D.C.
  • Corsican: Washington DC
  • Crimean Tatar: Vaşington
  • Croatian: Washington, D.C.
  • Croatian: Washington, D. C.
  • Croatian: Washington, DC
  • Croatian: Washington, District of Columbia
  • Croatian: Washington, Okrug Columbia
  • Croatian: Washington
  • Croatian: Washington D.C.
  • Croatian: Washington DC
  • Czech: Washington, D.C.
  • Czech: Washington
  • Danish: Washington D.C.
  • Dhivehi: ވޮޝިންގޓަން، ޑީ.ސީ.
  • Dimli (individual language): Washington D.C.
  • Dotyali: वाशिंगटन डीसी
  • Dutch: D.C.
  • Dutch: District of Columbia
  • Dutch: Washington, D.C.
  • Dutch: Washington, DC
  • Dutch: Washington, District of Columbia
  • Dutch: Washington
  • Dutch: Washington D.C.
  • Dutch: Washington DC
  • Egyptian Arabic: واشينطون
  • English: D.C.
  • English: DC
  • English: District of Columbia
  • English: Washington, DC
  • English: Washington, District of Columbia
  • English: Washington
  • English: Washington D.C.
  • English: Washington DC
  • Erzya: Вашингтон ош
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Kolumbio
  • Esperanto: Vaŝingtono
  • Esperanto: Vaŝintono
  • Esperanto: Washington, D.C.
  • Esperanto: Washington, District of Columbia
  • Esperanto: Washington
  • Estonian: Washington
  • Ewe: Washington D.C.
  • Extremaduran: Washington D.C.
  • Faroese: Washington DC
  • Fiji Hindi: Washington
  • Finnish: District of Columbia
  • Finnish: Washington (DC)
  • Finnish: Washington, D.C.
  • Finnish: Washington
  • French: District de Columbia
  • French: Washington
  • French: Washington, D.C.
  • French: Washington, district de Columbia
  • French: Washington D.C.
  • French: Washington DC
  • Friulian: Washington
  • Galician: Cidade de Washington
  • Galician: Distrito de Columbia
  • Galician: Washington, D.C.
  • Gan Chinese: 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區
  • Georgian: ვაშინგტონი
  • German: Washington
  • German: Washington, D.C.
  • German: Washington, District of Columbia
  • German: Washington D.C.
  • Gorontalo: Washington, D.C.
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌽, 𐌳.𐍁.
  • Greek: Ουάσιγκτων
  • Greek: Ουάσινγκτον
  • Guarani: Washington D. C.
  • Guarani: Washington D.C.
  • Guianese Creole French: Washington, D.C
  • Gujarati: વોશિંગ્ટન,ડી.સી.
  • Haitian: Wachintòn
  • Hakka Chinese: Fà-sṳ̀n-tun
  • Hakka Chinese: Washington, D.C.
  • Hausa: Wakinekona, D.C.
  • Hausa: Washington, D.C.
  • Hausa: Washington DC
  • Hawaiian: Wakinekona
  • Hebrew: וושינגטון
  • Hebrew: וושינגטון די. סי.
  • Hindi: वाशिंगटन,डी.सी.
  • Hindi: वाशिंगटन डी सी
  • Hindi: वॉशिंगटन, डी॰ सी॰
  • Hindi: वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰
  • Hungarian: Washington
  • Icelandic: Washington
  • Ido: Washington DC
  • Igbo: Washington, D.C.
  • Iloko: Washington, D.C.
  • Inari Sami: Washington, D.C.
  • Indonesian: Washington
  • Ingush: Вашингтон
  • Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association): Washington
  • Interlingue: Washington
  • Irish: DC
  • Irish: Washington, D.C.
  • Irish: Washington, DC
  • Irish: Washington
  • Italian: Distretto di Columbia
  • Italian: District of Columbia
  • Italian: Washington (Distretto di Columbia)
  • Italian: Washington, D.C.
  • Italian: Washington
  • Italian: Washington DC
  • Jamaican Creole English: Washintan D.C.
  • Japanese: コロンビア特別区
  • Japanese: ワシントン
  • Japanese: ワシントン D.C.
  • Japanese: ワシントンD.C.
  • Japanese: ワシントン・コロンビア特別区
  • Javanese: Washington, D.C.
  • Javanese: Washington
  • Kabardian: Уашингтон
  • Kabiyè: Wasɩŋtɔŋ
  • Kabyle: Washington
  • Kalmyk: Вашингтон
  • Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, ಡಿ.ಸಿ.
  • Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್
  • Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ‍‍‍ಡಿ ಸಿ
  • Kara-Kalpak: Vashington
  • Kara-Kalpak: Washington
  • Karachay-Balkar: Вашингтон
  • Kazakh: Вашингтон, КА
  • Kazakh: Вашингтон, Колумбия Ауданы
  • Kazakh: Вашингтон
  • Kazakh: Вашингтон Ди Си
  • Kazakh: Вашингтон К.А.
  • Kazakh: Вашингтон КА
  • Kazakh: К.А.
  • Kazakh: КА
  • Kazakh: Колумбия Ауданы
  • Kazakh: Колумбия ауданы
  • Kazakh: Уашингтон, КА
  • Kazakh: Уашингтон
  • Kazakh: Уашингтон К.А.
  • Kazakh: Уашингтон КА
  • Kazakh: Уошингтон
  • Kirghiz: Вашингтон
  • Korean: 워싱턴
  • Korean: 워싱턴 D.C.
  • Korean: 워싱턴 DC
  • Korean: 컬럼비아 특별구
  • Kurdish: Washington
  • Ladino: Washington, D.C.
  • Ladino: Washington
  • Lao: Washington, D.C.
  • Latin: Vasingtonia
  • Latvian: Vašingtona, Kolumbijas apgbals
  • Latvian: Vašingtona, Kolumbijas distrikts
  • Latvian: Vašingtona
  • Lezghian: Вашингтон
  • Ligurian: Washington D.C.
  • Limburgan: Washington D.C.
  • Lingala: Washington
  • Lingua Franca Nova: Distrito de Columbia
  • Literary Chinese: 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區
  • Lithuanian: Kolumbijos apygarda
  • Lithuanian: Vašingtonas
  • Livvi: Vašington
  • Lojban: .uacintyn. zei tcadu
  • Lombard: Washington, D.C.
  • Lombard: Washington
  • Low German: Distrikt Columbia
  • Low German: Washington D.C.
  • Lower Sorbian: Washington, D.C.
  • Lower Sorbian: Washington
  • Luxembourgish: Washington
  • Luxembourgish: Washington D.C.
  • Macedonian: Вашингтон
  • Maithili: वासिङ्टन डी.सी.
  • Malagasy: Washington D.C.
  • Malagasy: Washington D.C
  • Malay: Washington, D.C.
  • Malay: Washington
  • Malayalam: വാഷിങ്ടൺ, ഡി.സി.
  • Malayalam: വാഷിങ്ടൺ ഡി.സി
  • Manx: Washington, D.C.
  • Manx: Washington
  • Maori: Takiwā o Columbia
  • Marathi: वॉशिंग्टन, डी.सी.
  • Marathi: वॉशिंग्टन
  • Mazanderani: واشینگتن دی سی
  • Min Dong Chinese: Huà-sêng-dáung
  • Min Dong Chinese: Huà-sêng-dáung Dĕk-kṳ̆
  • Min Dong Chinese: Washington, D.C.
  • Min Nan Chinese: Hôa-sēng-tùn
  • Min Nan Chinese: Washington, D.C.
  • Min Nan Chinese: Washington DC
  • Minangkabau: Washington, D.C.
  • Mingrelian: ვაშინგტონი
  • Mingrelian: ვოშინგთონი
  • Mirandese: Washington
  • Mongolian: Вашингтон хот
  • Moroccan Arabic: واشينطون
  • N'Ko: ߥߊߛ߭ߌ߲ߕߐ߲߬ ߘߌ߭ ߛߌ߬
  • Navajo: Kin Náhálgaaí Bił Hahoodzo
  • Navajo: Wááshindoon
  • Nepali: वाशिंग्तन, दिसि
  • Nepali: वासिङटन, डिसि
  • Nepali: वासिङ्टन, डी.सी.
  • Newari: वासिङटन, डिसि
  • Northern Frisian: Washington, D.C.
  • Northern Frisian: Washington
  • Northern Luri: واشینگتن دی سی
  • Northern Sami: Washington D.C.
  • Norwegian: Washington D.C.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: District of Columbia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Washington, D.C.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Washington D.C.
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Washington, D.C.
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Washington
  • Novial: Washington D.K.
  • Nyanja: Washington, D.C.
  • Occitan (post 1500): Districte de Colúmbia
  • Occitan (post 1500): Washington, DC
  • Occitan (post 1500): Washington
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): ܘܐܫܢܓܛܘܢ
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Hwæsingatūn, D.C.
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Hƿæsingatūn
  • Oriya: ୱାଶିଙ୍ଗଟନ, ଡି. ସି.
  • Oriya: ୱାଶିଙ୍ଗଟନ
  • Oromo: Washington DC
  • Ossetian: Вашингтон
  • Pali: वासिंगटन डि सि
  • Pampanga: Washington, D.C.
  • Pampanga: Washington
  • Panjabi: ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ, ਡੀ.ਸੀ.
  • Papiamento: Washington D.C.
  • Pedi: Washington, D.C.
  • Pennsylvania German: Washington D.C.
  • Persian: واشینگتن، دی. سی.
  • Persian: واشینگتن، دی.سی.
  • Persian: واشینگتن، دی سی
  • Pfaelzisch: Washington, D.C.
  • Pfaelzisch: Washington
  • Piemontese: Washington
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Woshingtun
  • Polish: Washington, D.C.
  • Polish: Waszyngton
  • Portuguese: D.C.
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Colúmbia
  • Portuguese: Federal City
  • Portuguese: Washington
  • Portuguese: Washington, D.C.
  • Portuguese: Washington, District of Columbia
  • Portuguese: Washington, Distrito de Colúmbia
  • Portuguese: Washington City
  • Pushto: واشنګټن ډي سي
  • Quechua: Washington DC
  • Romanian: D.C.
  • Romanian: Washington, D.C.
  • Romanian: Washington
  • Romanian: Washington D.C.
  • Romansh: Washington, D.C.
  • Romansh: Washington D.C.
  • Russia Buriat: Вашингтон
  • Russian: Вашингтон, ОК
  • Russian: Вашингтон, Округ Колумбия
  • Russian: Вашингтон
  • Russian: Вашингтон О.К.
  • Russian: Вашингтон ОК
  • Russian: О.К.
  • Russian: ОК
  • Russian: Округ Колумбия
  • Russian: Уашингтон
  • Rusyn: Вашінґтон
  • Samoan: Uasigitone D.C.
  • Samogitian: Vašingtons
  • Samogitian: Washington
  • Sango: Washington D.C.
  • Sanskrit: वाशिङ्ग्टन् डि सि
  • Santali: ᱣᱟᱥᱤᱝᱴᱳᱱ ᱰᱤ.ᱥᱤ
  • Sardinian: Washington
  • Scots: Washington, D.C.
  • Scots: Washington
  • Scottish Gaelic: Washington, D.C.
  • Scottish Gaelic: Washington
  • Serbian: Вашингтон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Washington, D.C.
  • Serbo-Croatian: Washington D.C.
  • Shona: Washington, DC
  • Sicilian: Washington
  • Silesian: Waszyngtůn
  • Sindhi: واشنگٽن ڊي سي
  • Sinhala: චිත්රීක නිර්මාණකරු
  • Sinhala: වොෂින්ටනය
  • Sinhala: වොෂින්ටන්
  • Slovak: Washington D.C.
  • Slovenian: Washington, D.C.
  • Slovenian: Washington
  • Somali: Washington D.C
  • South Azerbaijani: واشینقتن، دی.سی.
  • South Azerbaijani: واشینقتن، دی سی
  • Southern Sotho: Washington, D.C.
  • Spanish: Ciudad de Washington
  • Spanish: D. C.
  • Spanish: District of Columbia
  • Spanish: Distrito de Columbia
  • Spanish: Distrito federal de EE. UU.
  • Spanish: Washington D. C.
  • Spanish: Washington D.C.
  • Sranan Tongo: Washington D.C.
  • Swahili: Washington
  • Swedish: Washington, D.C.
  • Swedish: Washington
  • Swedish: Washington D.C.
  • Swiss German: Washington, D.C.
  • Swiss German: Washington
  • Swiss German: Washington D.C.
  • Tagalog: Distrito ng Columbia
  • Tagalog: Washington, D.C.
  • Tahitian: Washington
  • Tajik: Вашингтон
  • Tajik: Вашингтон Ҳавзаи Колумбия
  • Tamil: வாசிங்க்டன், டி.சி.
  • Tamil: வாசிங்டன், டி. சி.
  • Tamil: வாசிங்டன்
  • Tamil: வாசிங்டன் டி. சி.
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன் , டி.சி .
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன், டி.சி.
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன், டி. சி.
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன், டி. சி
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன், டி. ஸி.
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன், டிசி
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன் டி.சி.
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன் டி. சி.
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன் டிசி
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்டன் டீசி
  • Tamil: வாஷிங்ட்டன் டி.சி
  • Tatar: Вашингтон
  • Tatar: Вашиңтон
  • Telugu: వాషింగ్టన్, డి.సి.
  • Telugu: వాషింగ్టన్
  • Thai: วอชิงตัน
  • Thai: วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี.
  • Tibetan: ཝ་ཤིན་ཏྲོན།
  • Tok Pisin: Wasington DC
  • Tok Pisin: Wosinten, D.K.
  • Tosk Albanian: Washington, D.C.
  • Tsonga: Washington, DC
  • Tswana: Washington, D.C.
  • Turkish: Vaşington
  • Turkish: Washington, D.C.
  • Turkish: Washington, DC
  • Turkish: Washington
  • Turkmen: Waşington
  • Twi: Washington
  • Udmurt: Вашингтон
  • Uighur: ۋاشىنگتون
  • Ukrainian: Вашингтон, округ Колумбія
  • Ukrainian: Вашингтон
  • Upper Sorbian: Washington, D.C.
  • Upper Sorbian: Washington
  • Urdu: واشنگٹن ڈی سی
  • Uzbek: Vashington
  • Venetian: Washington D.C.
  • Veps: Vašington
  • Vietnamese: Hoa Thịnh Đốn
  • Vietnamese: Oa-sinh-tơn
  • Vietnamese: Oasinhtơn
  • Vietnamese: Quận Columbia
  • Vietnamese: Washington, D.C.
  • Vietnamese: thủ đô Washington
  • Vietnamese: Đặc khu Columbia
  • Vlax Romani: Washington, D.C.
  • Vlax Romani: Washington
  • Volapük: Washington
  • Võro: Washington
  • Waray (Philippines): Washington
  • Welsh: Washington, D.C.
  • Welsh: Washington
  • Western Armenian: Ուաշինկթըն
  • Western Frisian: Washington, D.C.
  • Western Frisian: Washington
  • Western Panjabi: واشنگٹن ڈی سی
  • Wu Chinese: 华盛顿特区
  • Xhosa: Washington, D.C.
  • Yakut: Уашиҥтон, Колумбия Эргин
  • Yakut: Уашиҥтон
  • Yiddish: וואשינגטאן די סי
  • Yoruba: Washington, D.C.
  • Yoruba: Washington
  • Yue Chinese: 哥倫比亞特區
  • Yue Chinese: 華府
  • Yue Chinese: 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區
  • Yue Chinese: 華盛頓特區
  • Zeeuws: Washington D.C.
  • Zhuang: Vazcingdonq
  • Zhuang: Washington, D.C.
  • Zulu: Washington, D.C.
  • Woshingtun, D.K.
  • Wɔhyeten
  • වොෂින්ටන්, ඩී.සී.

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