District of Columbia

Summary

District of Columbia is a federal district^[1]. It draws 2,556 Wikipedia views per month (federal_district category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• District of Columbia is located in United States^[3].
• District of Columbia is in the country of United States^[4].
• District of Columbia is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].
• District of Columbia is on the continent of North America^[6].
• District of Columbia's instance of is recorded as federal district^[7].
• District of Columbia's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[8].
• District of Columbia's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity of the United States^[9].
• District of Columbia's capital is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[10].
• District of Columbia's shares border with is recorded as Virginia^[11].
• District of Columbia's shares border with is recorded as Maryland^[12].
• District of Columbia's anthem is recorded as Our Nation's Capital^[13].
• District of Columbia's anthem is recorded as Washington^[14].
• Christopher Columbus is named after District of Columbia^[15].
• District of Columbia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[16].
• District of Columbia's flag is recorded as flag of Washington, D.C.^[17].
• District of Columbia's legislative body is recorded as Council of the District of Columbia^[18].
• District of Columbia's executive body is recorded as Government of the District of Columbia^[19].
• District of Columbia's highest judicial authority is recorded as District of Columbia Court of Appeals^[20].
• District of Columbia's coat of arms is recorded as Seal of the District of Columbia^[21].
• District of Columbia is part of contiguous United States^[22].
• District of Columbia is part of South Atlantic states^[23].
• District of Columbia's Commons category is recorded as District of Columbia^[24].
• District of Columbia's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[25].
• District of Columbia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[26].
• District of Columbia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[27].

Body

Geography

District of Columbia is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in United States^[3]. It is on the body of water Potomac River^[5]. It is on the continent of North America^[6]. Part of include contiguous United States^[22], a territory^[28], in United States^[29] and South Atlantic states^[23], a census division^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+632300'}^[32], {'amount': '+601723'}^[33], {'amount': '+672228'}^[34], and {'amount': '+689545'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include federal district^[7], first-level administrative division^[8], and administrative territorial entity of the United States^[9].

History and Context

July 16, 1790 marks the founding of District of Columbia^[36]. Christopher Columbus is named after it^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for District of Columbia include USS District of Columbia^[37], a ballistic missile submarine^[38], in United States^[39].

Why It Matters

District of Columbia draws 2,556 Wikipedia views per month (federal_district category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include USS District of Columbia^[37], a ballistic missile submarine^[38], in United States^[39].