Washington, D.C.

**Washington, D.C.** (also known as simply **Washington** or **D.C.**, and officially as the **District of Columbia**) is the capital of the United States. It is a federal district. The President of the United States, the United States Congress, the United States Supreme Court and many major national government offices are in the territory. This makes it the political center of the United States of America.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **anthem**: "Washington"
"Our Nation's Capital" (march)
- **name**: Washington, D.C.
- **official name**: District of Columbia
- **settlement type**: Capital city, Federal capital city and federal district, district
- **motto**:
()
- **image flag**: Flag of the District of Columbia.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of the District of Columbia.svg
- **nickname**: D.C., The District
- **pushpin map**: USA#North America
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the United States##Location within North America
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **image map**: DC neighborhoods map high res.png
- **map caption**: Neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **established title**: Residence Act
- **established date**: July 16, 1790
- **established title1**: District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Organized
- **established date1**: February 27, 1801
- **established title2**: District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871, Consolidated
- **established date2**: February 21, 1871
- **established title3**: District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Home Rule Act
- **established date3**: December 24, 1973
- **unit pref**: imperial
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–council
- **leader title**: Mayor of the District of Columbia, Mayor
- **leader title1**: Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Council
- **leader title2**: United States House of Representatives, U.S. House
- **leader name**: Muriel Bowser (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **leader name2**: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
District of Columbia's at-large congressional district, Delegate (At-large)
- **area total sq mi**: 68.35
- **area land sq mi**: 61.13
- **area water sq mi**: 7.22
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 689545
- **population rank**: List of United States cities by population, 20th in the United States
- **population metro**: 6278542 (US: List of metropolitan statistical areas, 6th)
- **population density sq mi**: 11280.71
- **population density km2**: 4355.39
- **population urban**: 5,174,759 (US: List of United States urban areas, 8th)
- **population density urban km2**: 1,543.4
- **population density urban sq mi**: 3,997.5
- **population demonym**: Washingtonian
- **demographics type2**: GDP
- **demographics2 title1**: Federal District
- **demographics2 info1**: $144.0 billion (2022)
- **demographics2 title2**: DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA)
- **demographics2 info2**: $660.6 billion (2022)
- **timezone**: Eastern Time
- **utc offset**: −05:00
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time
- **utc offset dst**: −04:00
- **iso code**: US-DC
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 20001–20098, 20201–20599, 56901–56999
- **area code**: Area codes 202 and 771, 202 and 771
- **elevation min ft**: 0
- **elevation max ft**: 409
- **blank name sec1**: Airports
- **blank1 name sec1**: Railroads
- **flag size**: 125px


## Infobox (road/shieldmain/usa)

- **state**: DC
- **type**: DC
- **route**: 295


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **name**: Washington, D.C.
- **bird**: Wood Thrush
- **tree**: Scarlet Oak
- **flower**: American Beauty rose
- **beverage**: The Rickey, Rickey
- **dinosaur**: _list of informally named dinosaurs#Capitalsaurus, Capitalsaurus_
- **food**: Cherry
- **rock**: Potomac bluestone
- **slogan**: Federal City
- **quarter**: File:2009 DC Proof.png
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2009