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Washington, DC History Firsts - Washington, DC State Facts
Population: 1998 city population - 523,124. 1996 metropolitan area population - 4,563,000. Area: City - 179 sq km (69 sq mi). Metropolitan area - 10,249 sq km (3,957 sq mi). Altitude: 7.6 m (25 ft) above sea level. Founded: Site chosen, 1791. Became capital, 1800. Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice to all) Bird: Wood Thrush Major Industries: Federal Government, Tourism Origin of Name: The District is named after Christopher Columbus Song: The Star-Spangled Banner
District; and, historically, the Federal City, is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Washington, D.C. is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, which also includes parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It should not be confused with the U.S. state of Washington, located in the Pacific Northwest.
There are thousands of Japanese cherry trees that circle the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. The trees were originally planted as a gift from the people of Tokyo, Japan, in 1912. In 1910, a previous donation of 2,000 cherry trees had to be destroyed after they were infested with insects. Each spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, a two-week-long celebration, attracts tens of thousands of visitors from around the world to see the magnificent trees in full bloom.
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