Outline of Washington, D.C.

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

The Great Seal of the District of Columbia

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

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

An enlargeable map of the United States 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-DC
  - Internet second-level domain: .dc.us
Adjectivals:
- District of Columbia
- District
- DC
Demonym: Washingtonian

Geography of Washington, D.C.

The District of Columbia is: The federal capital district of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East 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 megalopolis
        
        Mid-Atlantic states
Population of Washington, D.C.: 689,545 (2020 U.S. Census[3])
Area of Washington, D.C.: 63.8 mi sq

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.

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 4

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.

Political party strength in Washington, D.C.

Government and politics of Washington, D.C.

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

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 Affairs
United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia (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.

Military in Washington, D.C.

History of Washington, D.C.

History of the District of Columbia, by period