Geography of Washington, D.C., for the highlands of the District of Columbia, USA
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Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its southwest side) and Maryland (on its southeast, northeast, and northwest sides); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the south shore of the Potomac River both upstream and downstream from the District.
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The Residence Act of 1790 required that the capital's territory would be located along the Potomac River within an area that Maryland and Virginia would cede to the federal government, but permitted the nation's first president, George Washington to select the territory's precise location.
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However the District is ringed by high-rise buildings in many nearby suburbs like Arlington, Silver Spring, and Bethesda.
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The topography of the District of Columbia is very similar to the physical geography of much of Maryland.
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The District of Columbia is divided into eight wards and 37 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) within these wards.
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In addition to the above named places, there are other small unincorporated parts of Prince George's County, Maryland which also border the District.