This is a detailed map of Washington D.C. City with a locator that shows the accurate geographical position of the city.
Washington D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America since 16th July 1790. The explanation of Washington D.C. is interesting – the name Washington is shared with one of the states Washington situated at the extreme north-west region of the country at Pacific coast and the D.C. refers District of Colombia. The story behind this is – originally, this city was a separate municipality within the territory of Colombia. Possibly, this is the reason that its name has been kept as ‘Washington D.C.’
Washington D.C., city is situated at the north bank of River Potomac in the north-east region of the country. As we can see in the given Washington D.C. city map, most part of this city is bordered by Maryland, but in the western side, it shares boundary with the state Virginia.
Washington D.C. is not only the legislative and judiciary head of the United States but also it hosts the headquarters of some of the significant International Organizations including World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, Organization of American States along with 174 foreign embassies.
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