Georgetown

Georgetown is a neighborhood in , south of and west of . It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
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  • Type: Suburb with 11,900 residents
  • Description: neighborhood and historic district in Washington, D.C., United States
  • Also known as: George Town”, “George-Town”, “Georgetown Historic District”, “Georgetown, Washington, D.C.”, “Saw Pit Landing”, “Town of George”, and “West Washington

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Embassy of Ukraine.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss.

Government office
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in , is the diplomatic mission of to the . The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an 88.5-acre island and national memorial located in the in During the Civil War, it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Dupont Circle.

The of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.

is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , United States, located in the city's quadrant. It stretches west of the towards the , north of the , east of Georgetown, south of the neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.

Georgetown

Latitude
38.9052° or 38° 54′ 19″ north
Longitude
-77.06279° or 77° 3′ 46″ west
Population
11,900
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
87C4WW4P+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158249984
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4138890
Wiki­data ID
Q1468648
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Georgetown” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جورجتاون
  • Armenian: Ջորջթաուն
  • Basque: Georgetown (Washington D. C.)
  • Basque: Georgetown
  • Belarusian: Джорджтаўн
  • Catalan: Georgetown
  • Chinese: 乔治城
  • Chinese: 乔治敦
  • Chinese: 佐治城
  • Chinese: 喬治城
  • Czech: Georgetown
  • Danish: Georgetown, Washington DC
  • Danish: Georgetown, Washington
  • Danish: Georgetown
  • Dutch: Georgetown
  • Egyptian Arabic: جورجتاون
  • Esperanto: Georgetown
  • Finnish: Georgetown
  • French: Georgetown Historic District
  • French: Georgetown
  • Georgian: ჯორჯტაუნი
  • German: Georgetown Historic District
  • German: Georgetown
  • Greek: Τζορτζτάουν
  • Hebrew: ג’ורג’טאון
  • Hebrew: גורגטאון
  • Hungarian: Georgetown
  • Irish: Georgetown
  • Italian: Georgetown
  • Japanese: ジョージタウン
  • Korean: 조지타운
  • Lithuanian: Džordžtaunas
  • Malay: Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
  • Malay: Georgetown
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Georgetown
  • Norwegian: Georgetown
  • Persian: جورج‌تاون (واشینگتن، دی سی)
  • Persian: جورج‌تاون
  • Polish: Georgetown
  • Portuguese: Georgetown
  • Russian: Джорджтаун
  • Scots: Georgetown
  • Slovak: Georgetown
  • Slovenian: Georgetown
  • Spanish: Georgetown (Washington)
  • Spanish: Georgetown
  • Swedish: Georgetown, Washington D.C.
  • Swedish: Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
  • Swedish: Georgetown
  • Urdu: جارج ٹاؤن
  • Welsh: Georgetown

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Georgetown”. Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.