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

General reference
District of Columbia • Names • Common name: Washington, D.C. • Official name: District of Columbia • Abbreviations and name codes • Postal symbol: DC • ISO 3166-2 code: US-DCInternet second-level domain: .dc.us • Adjectivals: • District of Columbia • District • DC • Demonym: Washingtonian ==Geography of Washington, D.C.==
Geography of Washington, D.C.
• The District of Columbia is: The federal capital district of the United States of America • Location • Northern HemisphereWestern HemisphereAmericasNorth AmericaAnglo AmericaNorthern AmericaUnited States of AmericaContiguous United StatesEastern United StatesEast Coast of the United States – even though the District of Columbia does not include any coastline, it is generally considered to be part of the Eastern Seaboard region. • Northeast megalopolisMid-Atlantic statesPopulation of Washington, D.C.: 689,545 (2020 U.S. Census) • Area of Washington, D.C.: 63.8 mi sq Geographic features of Washington, D.C.Atlantic coastal plainAtlantic Seaboard fall lineBoundary ChannelBuzzard PointCapitol HillColumbia IslandGeorgetown ReservoirHains PointDalecarlia ReservoirMcMillan ReservoirMeridian HillPiedmont (United States)Southwest WaterfrontTheodore Roosevelt IslandRivers of Washington, D.C.Three SistersTidal BasinWashington Channel Places in Washington, D.C. • Historic places in Washington, D.C. • Boundary Markers of the Original District of ColumbiaChesapeake and Ohio CanalJefferson PierNational Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C. • National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C. • National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. • National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. • National Monuments in Washington, D.C. • President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' HomeNational Natural Landmarks in Washington, D.C.: none • Bridges in Washington, D.C. • 11th Street Bridges14th Street BridgesArlington Memorial BridgeBoulder BridgeBoundary Channel BridgeChain BridgeConnecticut Avenue Bridge (Klingle Valley Bridge)Dunbarton BridgeFrancis Scott Key BridgeFrederick Douglass Memorial BridgeKutz Memorial BridgeNew York Avenue BridgeTheodore Roosevelt BridgePennsylvania Avenue BridgeRoss Drive BridgeWilliam Howard Taft BridgeWoodrow Wilson Memorial BridgeNeighborhoods in Washington, D.C.National Parks in Washington, D.C. (official units of the U.S. National Park System) • Benjamin Banneker ParkCarter G. Woodson Home National Historic SiteBattleground National CemeteryClara Barton ParkwayConstitution GardensEast Potomac ParkFord's Theatre National Historic SiteFort Circle ParksFranklin D. Roosevelt MemorialFrederick Douglass National Historic SiteFreedom PlazaKorean War Veterans MemorialLincoln MemorialLyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the PotomacMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteNational Capital ParksChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkGeorge Washington Memorial ParkwayNational Capital Parks-EastNational Mall and Memorial ParksNational MallPresident's ParkLafayette SquareThe EllipseWhite HouseRock Creek ParkJefferson MemorialPennsylvania Avenue National Historic SiteTheodore Roosevelt IslandVietnam Veterans MemorialWashington MonumentWest Potomac ParkWorld War II MemorialUnited States Capitol ComplexUnion SquareCapitol Reflecting PoolUlysses S. Grant MemorialUnited States Botanic GardenUnited States CapitolApotheosis of DemocracyHall of ColumnsNational Statuary HallNational Statuary Hall CollectionOld Senate ChamberOld Supreme Court ChamberStatue of FreedomUnited States Capitol cryptUnited States Capitol domeUnited States Capitol rotundaUnited States Senate chamberWashington's Tomb (United States Capitol)United States Capitol Visitor CenterUnited States National ArboretumWashington Aqueduct Environment of Washington, D.C.Climate of Washington, D.C.Hurricanes in Washington, D.C.Tornados in Washington, D.C.Superfund sites in Washington, D.C. Subdivisions of Washington, D.C.District of Columbia's at-large congressional districtDistrict of Columbia census statistical areas Quadrants of Washington, D.C.Northwest, Washington, D.C. • Northeast, Washington, D.C. • Southeast, Washington, D.C. • Southwest, 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 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.Political party strength in Washington, D.C. ==Government and politics of Washington, D.C.==
Government and politics of Washington, D.C.
Elections in the District of ColumbiaList of District of Columbia symbols Structure of the government of Washington, D.C.District of Columbia home rule • There are two committees in the United States Congress that oversee the District of Columbia: • The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,which is the successor committee to the United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, and • The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDistrict of Columbia's at-large congressional district (one non-voting delegate) Branches of the government of Washington, D.C. Executive branch of the government of Washington, D.C.Mayor of Washington, D.C.Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Legislative branch of the government of Washington, D.C.Council of the District of Columbia Judicial branch of the government of Washington, D.C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals (equivalent to a state supreme court) • Superior Court of the District of Columbia Law and order in Washington, D.C.Cannabis in Washington, D.C.Crime in Washington, D.C.Gun laws in Washington, D.C.Law enforcement in Washington, D.C.Metropolitan Police Department of the District of ColumbiaRecognition of same-sex unions in the District of ColumbiaVoting rights in the District of Columbia Military in Washington, D.C.District of Columbia National GuardMilitary District of WashingtonJoint Force Headquarters National Capital Region == History of Washington, D.C. ==
History of Washington, D.C.
L'Enfant PlanDistrict of Columbia retrocessionResidence Act History of the District of Columbia, by period in the United States of AmericaIndigenous peoplesAmerican Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 • State of Maryland, (1776–1791) • Commonwealth of Virginia, (1776–1791) • District of Columbia since March 3, 1791 • President George Washington signs An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States on July 16, 1790 • President George Washington proclaims location of the district for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States on January 24, 1791 • President George Washington signs An Act to amend "An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States" on March 3, 1791 • President John Adams moves into new White House on November 1, 1800 • Sixth United States Congress meets in new United States Capitol on November 17, 1800 • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 • Burning of Washington, August 24–25, 1814 • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814 • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 • Retrocession of the District of Columbia, 1847 • Know-Nothing Riot, 1857 • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 • District of Columbia in the American Civil WarAssassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 • President Lincoln dies on April 15, 1865 • Streetcars in the District of Columbia, 1862–1962 • Assassination of President James A. Garfield on July 2, 1881 • President Garfield dies on September 19, 1881 • Protest marches on Washington, D.C. since 1894 • McMillan Plan, 1901 • United States Capitol shooting incident on March 1, 1954 • Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969 • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963 • Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his I Have a Dream speech • President Lyndon Johnson signs the National Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 • Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, 1960–1961 • District of Columbia riots of 1968District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 • United States Senate bombing of 1983United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998Attacks on the United States, including the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001 ==Culture of Washington, D.C.==
Culture of Washington, D.C.
Education in Washington, D.C.
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