Washington, D.C.

Summary

Washington, D.C. is a city in the United States^[1]. Washington, D.C. ranks in the top 0.011% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,588 views/month, #1 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Washington, D.C. is located in District of Columbia^[3].
• Washington, D.C. is in the country of United States^[4].
• Washington, D.C. is on the body of water Potomac River^[5].
• Washington, D.C. is on the body of water Anacostia River^[6].
• Washington, D.C. is on the body of water Rock Creek^[7].
• Washington, D.C.'s head of government is recorded as Muriel Bowser^[8].
• Washington, D.C. is on the continent of North America^[9].
• Washington, D.C.'s instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[10].
• Washington, D.C.'s instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Washington, D.C.'s instance of is recorded as human settlement^[12].
• Washington, D.C.'s instance of is recorded as planned national capital^[13].
• Washington, D.C.'s instance of is recorded as political city^[14].
• Washington, D.C.'s instance of is recorded as federal capital^[15].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Arlington County^[16].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Alexandria^[17].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Prince George's County^[18].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Montgomery County^[19].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Fairfax County^[20].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Bethesda^[21].
• Washington, D.C.'s shares border with is recorded as Silver Spring^[22].
• Q23 is named after Washington, D.C.^[23].
• Christopher Columbus is named after Washington, D.C.^[24].
• Washington, D.C.'s flag is recorded as flag of Washington, D.C.^[25].
• Washington, D.C.'s twinned administrative body is recorded as Brussels-Capital Region^[26].
• Washington, D.C.'s twinned administrative body is recorded as Bangkok^[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Washington, D.C. include Washington Commanders^[28], an American football team^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1932^[31]; Washington Dulles International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in United States^[34]; The Washington Post^[35], a daily newspaper^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1877^[38]; Burning of Washington^[39], an arson^[40], in United States^[41]; Washington metropolitan area^[42], a metropolitan statistical area^[43], in United States^[44]; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport^[45], an airport^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1938^[48]; Northeast megalopolis^[49], a megaregion of the United States^[50], in United States^[51]; and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport^[52], an international airport^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1950^[55].

Why It Matters

Washington, D.C. ranks in the top 0.011% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,588 views/month, #1 of 9,394).^[2] Washington, D.C. has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Washington, D.C. is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Washington, D.C. include Washington Commanders^[28], an American football team^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1932^[31]; Washington Dulles International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in United States^[34]; The Washington Post^[35], a daily newspaper^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1877^[38]; Burning of Washington^[39], an arson^[40], in United States^[41]; Washington metropolitan area^[42], a metropolitan statistical area^[43], in United States^[44]; and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport^[45], an airport^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1938^[48].