page_title: Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: map of self-declared Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, as of 10 June 2020. Click here for interactive map
context_page_description: The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone is sometimes called Free Capitol Hill, or Capitol Hill Free Zone, others call it the Capitol Hill Organized Protest. Some people call it a country. It is in Seattle, which is a big city in Washington. It is 6 city blocks in size. A city block is a group of buildings with a street next to it. It started on June 8, 2020 because all police left the area.
  They want the United States of America to lower costs of rent, destroy expensive buildings near cheap buildings, make medicine and hospitals free, make all people who have been seen destroying things while in groups be let out of jail, and to lay off all police officers. Lay off means to make someone stop working.
  Some people like the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Some people do not like the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz do not like the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. The mayor of Seattle Jenny Durkan thinks that it is party, not a real country.
  Some people who live in Seattle are suing the city because they say they should move people out of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.
context_section_description: Near the middle of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone is a building that was used by police. There are many kitchens on the street in the area, as well as a park. The park has a large screen that plays movies outside.
  There are walls on the streets that keep people from entering without permission, near the edges of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. There is also lots of paint put on walls.
  There are homes in the area. There are also restaurants and small businesses.
caption: Map of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
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