Outline of Washington, D.C.

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The location of the District of Columbia in the United States of America

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the District of Columbia:

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Washington, D.C. , legally named the District of Columbia , in the United States of America, was founded on July 16, 1790, after the inauguration of City of Washington, the new capital of the country. The area given to District of Columbia, was originally 100 square miles (259 km2) ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act; however, in 1846, the retrocession of the District of Columbia, meant that the area of 31 square miles (80 km2) which was ceded by Virginia was returned, [1] leaving 69 square miles (179 km2) of territory originally ceded by Maryland as the current area of the District in its entirety. [2]

The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity. It is for this reason that everything within its boundaries is legally the District of Columbia.

General reference

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An enlargeable map of the United States District of Columbia

Geography of Washington, D.C.

Geographic features of Washington, D.C.

Places in Washington, D.C.

Environment of Washington, D.C.

Subdivisions of Washington, D.C.

Quadrants of Washington, D.C.

Neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.

The District of Columbia is divided into eight wards and 37 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) within these wards.

Ward 1

Adams Morgan  Columbia Heights  Kalorama  LeDroit Park  Mount Pleasant  Park View  Pleasant Plains  Shaw  

Ward 2

Burleith  Downtown  Dupont Circle  Foggy Bottom  Georgetown  Sheridan Kalorama  Logan Circle  Mount Vernon Square  Shaw  West End  

Ward 3

American University Park  Berkley  Cathedral Heights  Chevy Chase  Cleveland Park  Colony Hill  Forest Hills  Foxhall  Friendship Heights  Glover Park  Kent  Massachusetts Heights  McLean Gardens  North Cleveland Park  Observatory Circle  The Palisades  Potomac Heights  Spring Valley  Tenleytown  Wakefield  Wesley Heights  Woodland-Normanstone Terrace  Woodley Park   (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 1)

Ward 4
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DC neighborhoods map

Barnaby Woods  Brightwood  Brightwood Park  Chevy Chase   (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 3) • Colonial Village  Crestwood  Fort Totten  Hawthorne  Manor Park  Petworth  Riggs Park  Lamond-Riggs  Shepherd Park  Sixteenth Street Heights  Takoma  

Ward 5

Arboretum  Bloomingdale  Brentwood  Brookland  Carver Langston  Eckington  Edgewood  Fort Lincoln  Fort Totten   (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) • Gateway  Ivy City  Riggs Park   (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) • Langdon  Michigan Park  North Michigan Park  Pleasant Hill  Stronghold/Metropolis View  Trinidad  Truxton Circle  Woodridge  

Ward 6

Barney Circle  Capitol Hill  Chinatown  Judiciary Square  Kingman Park  Navy Yard/Near Southeast  Near Northeast  Penn Quarter  NoMa, Washington, D.C. Southwest Federal Center  Southwest Waterfront  Sursum Corda  Swampoodle  Union Station  

Ward 7

Benning Heights  Benning Ridge  Benning  Burrville  Capitol View  Civic Betterment  Deanwood  Dupont Park  Eastland Gardens  Fairfax Village  Fairlawn  Fort Davis  Fort Dupont  Good Hope  Grant Park  Greenway  Hillbrook  Hillcrest  Kenilworth  Kingman Park  Lincoln Heights  Mahaning Heights  Marshall Heights  Mayfair  Naylor Gardens  Penn Branch  Randle Highlands  River Terrace  Skyland  Summit Park  Twining  

Ward 8

Anacostia  Barry Farm  Bellevue  Buena Vista  Congress Heights  Douglass  Fairlawn  Garfield Heights  Knox Hill  Shipley Terrace  Washington Highlands  Woodland  

Demography of Washington, D.C.

Government and politics of Washington, D.C.

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The District of Columbia is divided into 8 wards to elect councilmembers.

Structure of the government of Washington, D.C.

Branches of the government of Washington, D.C.

Executive branch of the government of Washington, D.C.
Legislative branch of the government of Washington, D.C.
Judicial branch of the government of Washington, D.C.

Law and order in Washington, D.C.

Military in Washington, D.C.

History of Washington, D.C.

History of the District of Columbia, by period

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The location of the District of Columbia in the United States of America

Culture of Washington, D.C.

The Arts in Washington, D.C.

Sports in Washington, D.C.

Economy and infrastructure of Washington, D.C.

Education in Washington, D.C.

See also

References

  1. "D.C. History F.A.Q." Historical Society of D.C. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  2. "Frequently Asked Questions About D.C". Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  3. "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts District of Columbia".
  4. First United States Congress (July 16, 1790). "An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  5. George Washington (January 24, 1791). "Proclamation of the location of the district for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States" (php). President of the United States of America . Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  6. First United States Congress (March 3, 1791). "An Act to amend "An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States"" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 23, 2009.

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