Washington, D.C.

**Washington, D.C.**
	capital city of the United States
	Upload media
	Wikipedia; Wikiquote; Wikibooks; Wikinews; Wikivoyage
Instance of	capital (United States of America),; city of the United States,; big city,; federal district,; first-level administrative country subdivision
Part of	contiguous United States,; Mid-Atlantic,; Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan division
Named after	George Washington (Washington); Christopher Columbus (District of Columbia);
Location	District of Columbia
Located in or next to body of water	Potomac River (south, west),; Anacostia River,; Rock Creek
School district	District of Columbia Public Schools
Head of government	Muriel Bowser (2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 2018 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, 8, Democratic Party, 2015–);
Inception	16 July 1790;
Significant event	curfew (Government of the District of Columbia, 2021, 2021–2021); public emergency (Mayor of the District of Columbia, –2021);
Highest point	Fort Reno Park (409 foot);
Population	689,545 (2020);
Area	177 km² (1846–);
Elevation above sea level	72 m (arithmetic mean);
IATA airport code	WAS;
Different from	District of Columbia; Washington;
Minimum temperature record	−15 degree Fahrenheit (1899);
	official website
	38° 53′ 42″ N, 77° 02′ 12″ W
Authority control
	Q61; ISNI: 0000 0001 2296 8205; VIAF ID: 312739635; GND ID: 4064682-8; Library of Congress authority ID: n79018774; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11881081d; IdRef ID: 186343574; National Diet Library ID: 00629508; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 5396194; NKCR AUT ID: ge131401; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000974527; Biblioteca Nacional de España ID: XX451789; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10046466; BabelNet ID: 00003365n; Omni topic ID: 384add46-d570-4f7f-b84c-ed33a69febe1; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007554808005171; Mapy.cz ID: osm&id=13627108
	Reasonator; PetScan; Scholia; OpenStreetMap; Locator tool; WikiShootMe; Search depicted;

Washington D. C. (es); Washington (is); وَاشِنٛگٹَن ڈی سی (ks); Washington (ms); Вашингтон (os); واشنګټن ډي سي (ps); واشنگٹن ڈی سی (pnb); واشنگٹن ڈی سی (ur); Washington (oc); Washington (sc); ৱাশ্বিংটন ডি.চি. (as); Washington, D.C. (cs); Washington (bs); Вашингтон (ady); Washington (fr); Washington (hr); वॉशिंग्टन (mr); ୱାଶିଙ୍ଗଟନ, ଡି. ସି. (or); Washington (frp); Вашингтон (sr); Washington (lb); Washington, D.C. (nb); Vaşington (crh); Váşingŧan (brh); Washington, D.C. (smn); واشنطن (ar); Washington D.C. (br); Washington DC (ast); Washington DC (ca); Вашингтон (ba); Washington (lmo); Washington, D.C. (ga); واشینگتن، دی. سی. (fa); Vaşington (crh-latn); Washington D.C. (da); ვაშინგტონი (ka); ワシントンD.C. (ja); Washington (ia); Washington, D.C. (ha); واشينطون (arz); Vasingtonia (la); वाशिङ्ग्टन् डि सि (sa); Wakinekona (haw); ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ, ਡੀ.ਸੀ. (pa); Washington, D.C. (en-ca); واشينطون (ary); Вашынгтон (be-tarask); Vašington (vep); Washington, DC (ts); Washington D.C. (lij); ཝ་ཤིན་ཏྲོན། (bo); Washington, D.C. (nso); Washington DC (co); Washington (nah); Washington (bcl); Washington (district Columbia) (pcd); Washington, D.C. (ro); Washington D.C (so); Вашингтон (bxr); Wasington DC (tpi); Washington (ace); Washington DC (io); 워싱턴 D.C. (ko); Washington DC (fo); Washington D.C. (srn); Washington (an); ওয়াশিংটন, ডি.সি. (bn); Washington, D.C. (cdo); Washington (dsb); וואשינגטאן די סי (yi); Washington (hsb); Washington, D.C. (vi); Вашингтон (inh); Washington, DC (sn); Washington (sco); Вашингтон хот (mn); Washington (nn); Washington (ty); ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ (kn); Washington (ln); Washington, D.C. (en); Washington D.C. (gn); ߥߊߛ߭ߌ߲ߕߐ߲߬ ߘߌ߭ ߛߌ߬ (nqo); Washington, D.C. (bm); ዋሺንግተን ዲሲ (am); Washington D.C. (diq); Washintan D.C. (jam); Washington (pam); Uasigitone D.C. (sm); Washington D.C. (rm); Washington DC (om); វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន (km); ᱣᱟᱥᱤᱝᱴᱚᱱ, ᱰᱤ.ᱥᱤ. (sat); ܘܐܫܢܓܛܘܢ (arc); Washington (kaa); Washington D.K. (nov); Вашингтон (lez); Washington (yo); Washington (vo); वासिङटन, डिसि (new); Washington (sl); Washington, D.C. (tl); ᏩᏏᏓᏂ, D.C. (chr); Waszyngton (pl); വാഷിങ്ടൺ ഡി.സി (ml); Washington D.C. (nl); Уашиҥтон (sah); Cidade de Washington (gl); Ουάσινγκτον (el); Waszyngtůn (szl); Washington, D.C. (ak); Washington, D.C. (en-gb); Washington D.C. (sk); Вашингтон (uk); Waşington (tk); Вашингтон ош (mdf); Washington (gsw); Vashington (uz); Вашингтон (kk); Вашингтон (mk); Washington (bar); वाशिंगटन, डीसी (bho); Washington D.C. (ext); Washington, D.C. (cbk-zam); Вашингтон ош (myv); Washington, D.C. (zu); Vaşinqton (az); Washington (hif); Washington, D.C. (gor); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (lzh); ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီ (my); 華盛頓特區 (yue); Вашингтон (ky); Washington, D.C. (hak); Washington, D.C. (ny); Washington, D.C. (xh); Washington (de-ch); Washington (cy); Վաշինգտոն, Կոլումբիայի շրջան (hy); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (zh); Washington (fy); Vašington (olo); वासिंगटन डि सि (pi); Washington (ay); වොෂින්ටන් (si); Washington (rmy); 华盛顿特区 (wuu); Washington (fi); Ուաշինկթըն (hyw); Washington (pms); Washington D.C. (vls); Washington (pfl); วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี. (th); Washington D.C. (sh); Вашінґтон (rue); Washington D.C. (vec); Woshingtun (pih); ডিসটিক্ট অফ কলম্বিয়া (bpy); Вашингтон (bg); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (zh-hk); Washington D.C (mg); Washington, D.C. (sv); Washington, D.C. (ig); Вашингтон Ҳавзаи Колумбия (tg); Washington D.C. (sg); ۋاشىنگتون (ug); Washington D.C. (pap); Washington, D.C. (lld); Vazcingdonq (za); Washington D.C. (li); Washington (jv); Вашингтон (cv); ވޮޝިންގޓަން، ޑީ.ސީ. (dv); 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区 (zh-my); Washington (lad); Washington (tw); Washington (vro); Washington (war); 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区 (zh-hans); Washington, D.C. (nan); Vašingtona (lv); Washington, D.C. (ilo); Wááshindoon (nv); वाशिंगटन डीसी (dty); Wasɩŋtɔŋ (kbp); Washington, D.C. (pt-br); Washington (af); Вашингтон (kk-cyrl); ვოშინგთონი (xmf); Вашингтон (ru); Washington DC (qu); Washington, D.C. (min); Washington (id); Вашингтон (av); واشینگتن دی سی (ckb); Вашингтон (krc); Vášêtaëno (chy); Washington, DC (tr); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (zh-tw); Vaŝingtono (eo); וושינגטון די. סי. (he); Washington (hu); વોશિંગ્ટન,ડી.સી. (gu); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (zh-mo); Washington (eu); 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区 (zh-cn); Washington (kab); واشینقتن، دی سی (azb); Washington D.C. (ee); Washington, D.C. (de); Вашингтон (ce); Вашынгтон (be); Washington (frr); Washington D.C. (nds-nl); Washington (ku); वासिङटन, डिसि (ne); Washington D.C. (zea); Washington (kw); .uacintyn. zei tcadu (jbo); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (gan); Washington (ie); Washington, D.C. (st); Вашиңтон (tt); Washington (roa-tara); Washington (avk); వాషింగ్టన్ (te); Washington D.C. (se); Вашингтон Ҳавзаи Колумбия (tg-cyrl); Vašingtons (sgs); واشینگتن دی سی (lrc); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區 (zh-hant); Washington (it); Вашингтон (xal); Washington (scn); Wachintòn (ht); Washington (et); 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区 (zh-sg); Washington, D.C. (tn); Washington D.C. (nds); Uashington D.C. (sq); वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰ (hi); Takiwā o Columbia (mi); Washington (pt); Hƿæsingatūn (ang); வாசிங்டன் (ta); Washington (mwl); Vašingtonas (lt); Washington (eml); Washington (gv); वासिङ्टन डी.सी. (mai); Washington (ceb); Washington (fur); Washington (sw); Washington (gd); واشینگتن دی سی (mzn); Вашингтон (udm); Washington D.C. (pdc); واشنگٽن ڊي سي (sd); Distrito de Columbia (lfn); Washington, D.C. (ban); 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌽, 𐌳.𐍁. (got); Washington, D.C (gcr); Уашингтон (kbd) capital de los Estados Unidos (es); Höfuðborg Bandaríkjanna (is); столица на САЩ (bg); capitala Statelor Unite ale Americii (ro); 美國首都 (zh-hk); huvudstad i USA (sv); місто, столиця США (uk); 美國首都 (zh-hant); 美国首都 (zh-cn); d Hoptstadt vo de USA (gsw); 미국의 수도 (ko); Америка Құрама Штаттары астанасы (kk); ĉefurbo de Usono (eo); главен град на САД (mk); glavni grad Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (bs); यूनाइटेड स्टेट्स ऑफ अमेरिका के राजधानी (bho); মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের রাজধানী (bn); capitale des États-Unis d'Amérique (fr); glavni grad SAD-a (hr); 美国首都 (zh-my); thủ đô của Hoa Kỳ (vi); ASV galvaspilsēta (lv); kapitolio a siudad ti Estados Unidos (ilo); главни град САД (sr); capital dos Estados Unidos (pt-br); 美国首都 (zh-sg); АҚШ-тың астанасы (kk-cyrl); USAs hovedstad (nb); پایتەختی ویلایەتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمریکا (ckb); capital city of the United States (en); عاصمة الولايات المتحدة (ar); ߞߊ߬ߝߏ߫ ߘߍ߬ߣߍ߲ ߞߎߓߋߘߊ (nqo); az Amerikai Egyesült Államok fővárosa (hu); Estatu Batuetako hiriburua (eu); capital federal de los Estaos Xuníos (ast); город, столица Соединённых Штатов Америки (ru); prifddinas Unol Daleithiau America (cy); príomhchathair na Stát Aontaithe (ga); پایتخت ایالات متحدۀ آمریکا (fa); 美國國都 (zh); संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाको राजधानी सहर (ne); アメリカ合衆国の首都 (ja); בירת ארצות הברית (he); ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱫᱽ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱜᱟᱲ (sat); Yhdysvaltain pääkaupunki (fi); ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்காவின் தலைநகரம் (ta); capitale degli Stati Uniti d'America (it); kapital federal peyi Etazini (ht); 美國首都 (zh-mo); 美國首都 (zh-tw); 美国首都 (zh-hans); höyvdstad van de Vereynigde Ståten van Amerika (nds-nl); caipital o the Unitit States (sco); mji mkuu wa Marekani (sw); capital dos Estados Unidos (pt); горад, сталіца Злучаных Штатаў Амерыкі (be); hlavní město USA (cs); Capitala dels Estats Units d'America (oc); JAV sostinė, miestas šalies rytuose, prie Atlanto vandenyno. (lt); hlavné mesto Spojených štátov (sk); kabisera ng Estados Unidos (tl); Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin başkenti (tr); ibu kota Amerika Serikat (id); เมืองหลวงของสหรัฐอเมริกา (th); stolica Stanów Zjednoczonych (pl); യു.എസ്.എയുടെ തലസ്ഥാനം (ml); hoofdstad van de Verenigde Staten (nl); capital federal dels Estats Units (ca); Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (de); گڏيل رياستن جي گادي (sd); আমেৰিকা যুক্তৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ ৰাজধানী (as); cidade e capital dos Estados Unidos da América (gl); сталіца ЗША (be-tarask); πρωτεύουσα των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών Αμερικής (el); ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੀ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ (pa) Ciudad de Washington, Distrito federal de EE. UU., District of Columbia, D. C., Washington D.C., Washington, DC, El Distrito, Washington, Distrito de Columbia (es); Washington, D.C. (ms); Washington D.C., D.C. (ro); 華盛頓特區, 哥倫比亞特區, 華盛頓市, 華盛頓, 華府 (zh-hk); Washington D.C., Washington (sv); Wosinten, D.K. (tpi); 華盛頓特區, 哥倫比亞特區, 華盛頓市, 華盛頓, 華府 (zh-hant); 华盛顿特区, 哥伦比亚特区, 华盛顿市, 华盛顿, 华府 (zh-cn); Washington D.C., Washington, D.C. (gsw); ৱাছিংটন ডি.চি., ডিষ্ট্ৰিক্ট অফ কলম্বিয়া, ৱাশ্বিংটন, ডি.চি., ৱাছিংটন, ডি.চি. (as); Vaŝintono, Washington, Washington, D.C., Washington, District of Columbia (eo); Washington (cs); वाशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰, डिस्ट्रिक्ट अफ कोलम्बिया (bho); ওয়াশিংটন ডিসি (bn); Washington, district de Columbia, Washington D.C., Washington DC, Washington, D.C. (fr); Washington, D.C., Washington, D. C., Washington DC, Washington, DC, Washington D.C., Washington, District of Columbia, Washington, Okrug Columbia (hr); 华盛顿特区, 哥伦比亚特区, 华盛顿市, 华盛顿, 华府 (zh-my); Hoa Thịnh Đốn, Đặc khu Columbia, Quận Columbia, Oa-sinh-tơn, Oasinhtơn, thủ đô Washington, Washington (vi); Vašingtona, Kolumbijas distrikts, Vašingtona, Kolumbijas apgbals (lv); Washington (sgs); Washington, Distrito de Colúmbia (pt-br); 华盛顿特区, 哥伦比亚特区, 华盛顿市, 华盛顿, 华府 (zh-sg); Вашингтон Ди Си (kk-cyrl); Washington DC, Hôa-sēng-tùn (nan); District of Columbia, Washington D.C., Washington DC (nb); ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ‍‍‍ಡಿ ಸಿ (kn); واشینتۆن دی سی (ckb); Washington, Washington DC, Washington, DC, DC, D.C., District of Columbia, Washington, District of Columbia, Washington D.C., The District, Washington, D.C., U.S. (en); واشنطن العاصمة (ar); ဝါရှင်တန်မြို့တော်, ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီမြို့ (my); 華盛頓哥倫比亞特區, 哥倫比亞特區, 華府 (yue); Columbiako Barrutia, Washington, D.C., D.C., Washington DC, DC (eu); Washington, D.C., Distritu de Columbia (ast); Вашингтон ОК, Вашингтон, ОК, ОК, О.К., Округ Колумбия, Вашингтон, Округ Колумбия, Вашингтон О.К., Уашингтон (ru); Washington, District of Columbia, Washington, Washington D.C. (de); Washington, DC, DC, Washington (ga); Distrikt Columbia (nds-nl); コロンビア特別区, 華盛頓, 華府 (ja); වොෂින්ටනය, චිත්රීක නිර්මාණකරු (si); वाशिंगटन,डी.सी., वाशिंगटन डी सी (hi); ᱣᱟᱥᱤᱝᱴᱚᱱ, ᱣᱟᱥᱤᱝᱴᱚᱱ ᱰᱤ.ᱥᱤ. (sat); Washington, D.C., District of Columbia (fi); Vashington (kaa); வாஷிங்டன் டிசி, வாஷிங்டன் டீசி, வாஷிங்ட்டன் டி.சி, வாஷிங்டன், டி.சி., வாஷிங்டன், டிசி, வாஷிங்டன் டி.சி., வாஷிங்டன் டி. சி., வாஷிங்டன், டி. சி, வாஷிங்டன், டி. சி., வாசிங்க்டன், டி.சி., வாசிங்டன் டி. சி., வாஷிங்டன், டி. ஸி., வாஷிங்டன் , டி.சி . (ta); Washington, D.C., Washington DC, Distretto di Columbia, Washington (Distretto di Columbia), District of Columbia (it); 華盛頓特區, 哥倫比亞特區, 華盛頓市, 華盛頓, 華府 (zh-mo); Distrito de Colúmbia, Washington, District of Columbia, D.C., Federal City, Washington City (pt); ୱାଶିଙ୍ଗଟନ (or); 华盛顿特区, 哥伦比亚特区, 华盛顿市, 华盛顿, 华府 (zh-hans); Huà-sêng-dáung (cdo); Уашингтон, Уошингтон, Вашингтон КА, Вашингтон, КА, КА, К.А., Колумбия Ауданы, Колумбия ауданы, Вашингтон, Колумбия Ауданы, Вашингтон К.А., Уашингтон КА, Уашингтон, КА, Уашингтон К.А. (kk); Distrito ng Columbia, Lungsod ng Washington (tl); Districte de Colúmbia (oc); ᏩᏏᏓᏂ (chr); Fà-sṳ̀n-tun (hak); Washington, D.C. (pl); Вашингтон, округ Колумбія (uk); Washington, Washington DC, Washington, DC, D.C., District of Columbia, Washington, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (nl); Washington, Washington, D.C., Vaşington (tr); Акруга Калумбія (be); 華盛頓特區, 哥倫比亞特區, 華盛頓市, 華盛頓, 華府 (zh-tw); 華盛頓特區, 哥倫比亞特區, 華盛頓市, 華盛頓, 華府, 花生屯, 浣洗屯 (zh); Distrito de Columbia (gl); Washington D.C. (Districte de Colúmbia), Washington, D.C., Washington D.C, Washington (Districte de Columbia) (ca); Ουάσινγκτον, Περιφέρεια της Κολούμπια, Περιφέρεια της Κολόυμπια, Ουάσινγκτον, Ντι Σι, Ντι Σι, Ουάσινγκτον, η Περιφέρεια (el); Вашынгтон (акруга Калюмбія) (be-tarask)

Washington, D.C. is the seat of the United States federal government.

Federal Building and Post Office[edit]

United States Capitol
United States Senate
United States House of Representatives
Vertical look from below Capitol Hill
English: Enter the new U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
United States Capitol building under renovation February 2015
United States Capitol building under renovation February 2015
United States Capitol building under renovation February 2015
Bureau of Engraving and Printing building, Washington, D.C.
Department of Commerce
Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Labor
Federal Trade Commission
Library of Congress
National Academy of Sciences building
IRS
National Archives
U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing building
Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building
U.S. Treasury building

museum & memorial[edit]

National gallery of Art, West Building
National Museum of the American Indian
United States Botanic Garden
National World War II Memorial and Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln statue
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial Statue
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Castle
National Museum of the American Indian
Lincoln Memorial
A front view of the Arts and Industries building
A front view of the Holocaust Museum
Washington Monument
Monument

Vietnam Veterans Memorial[edit]

Location
Satellite image
Vietnam memorial
English: Names on the wall
Magyar: Nevek a falon

White House[edit]

White House, south
White House, south
White House, north
West Wing
From Washington Mounment
PEOC
The South side of the White House
South Portico of the White House

embassy[edit]

Dominican Embassy, Washington D.C.
Estonian Embassy, Washington D.C.

Boundary stones[edit]

6980 Maple Street NW
English: A close-up of the southern cornerstone of the original D.C. boundary markers. The stone is located in the sea wall of Jones Point Light.
District of Columbia boundary marker at the corner of Western Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue NW, near the Friendship Heights station of the Washington Metro.