Why is the U.S. government called "Washington"?

Washington, D.C., the full English name of Washington District of Columbia in the United States of America, abbreviated as WDC, abbreviated as Washington, also known as Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States of America, close to Virginia. Maryland, located in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic region of the United States, is a special administrative region established as the capital in 1790 and directly under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. Therefore, it does not belong to any state in the United States. It is located at 38°53.707′ north latitude and 77°02.182′ west longitude. UTC-5 EST Eastern Standard Time zone, using Eastern Standard Time. The urban area is 178 square kilometers. In 2012, Washington, DC, had a population of 646,000, ranking 49th among states in the United States, of which 58% were black. [1]

President Washington named the District Columbus in order to commemorate Columbus's discovery of the New World and the emergence of the New World. Washington died in 1799 before the new capital was built. In order to commemorate him, the federal government and Congress named the new capital Washington when it was built the following year (1800). What most people call "the capital" refers to the area occupied by federal government agencies; for example, "the District of Columbia" refers to the area occupied by residents. The land occupied by government agencies accounts for about 1/2 of the area of ??the special zone.

Washington, D.C. (English: Washington, D.C.) is the capital of the United States and a federal district. The two parts of the English name reflect its dual identity. Washington (City of Washington) is the name of the capital, while D.C. is the abbreviation of "District of Columbia" (District of Columbia), which is an area under direct federal jurisdiction. Washington, D.C. is usually translated into Chinese as Washington to avoid confusion with the state of Washington of the same name, which is located on the Pacific coast.

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