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2 days ago · Washington, D.C., city and capital of the United States of America. It is coextensive with the District of Columbia (the city is often referred to as simply D.C.) and is located on the northern shore of the Potomac River at the river’s navigation head—that is, the transshipment point between waterway and land transport.
Coordinates: 38°54′17″N77°00′59″W38.90472°N 77.01639°W. "District of Columbia" and "United States capital" redirect here. For other uses, see District of Columbia (disambiguation) and United States capital (disambiguation).
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- 20001–20098, 20201–20599, 56901–56999
Categories: city in the United States, capital city, big city, human settlement, planned community, political city and locality; Location: Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America; View on OpenStreetMap
The city is located in the central eastern part of the US on the Potomac River, bordering the U.S. state of Virginia in the west and the U.S. state of Maryland in the east.
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Washington, D.C. is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States at 38°53′42″N 77°02′11″W, the coordinates of the Zero Milestone, on The Ellipse.
Washington, D.C. is a territory and not a state, nor is it part of any U.S. state. It is surrounded by the state of Maryland on the northwest, northeast, and southeast and bordered by the state of Virginia, across the Potomac River, on the west and southwest. U.S. geography can be complicated.
