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Which state is Washington D.C. in?
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2007-12-08 03:35:28 · 27 answers · asked by krisymkk 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It's not in any state. It's in the district of Columbia, which is outside the jurisdiction of the fifty states.
2007-12-08 03:37:40 · answer #1 · answered by maelia8 2 · 8⤊ 2⤋
It is not a state it is a district. It is coterminous with the District of Columbia (abbreviated as "D.C."). The city and the district are located on the banks of the Potomac River and bordered by the states of Virginia (to the west and south) and Maryland (to the north, east and south) This question has been asked and answered in here before.
2007-12-08 12:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by DanKohner 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Washington, DC is a municipality and technically is not located in any state. However, the land that DC is built on used to be apart of Maryland. Virginia also gave land to be a part of DC, but Virginia took the land back in 1847; that land is now Arlington, Arlington County, and Alexandria, Virginia. Looking at a map of the Washington, DC area, you can see a diamond shape clearly, with the Washington, DC side forming most of the diamond and the rescinded Virginia land forming the rest.
2007-12-08 11:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by Bliss 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Washington D.C. is not part of any state, its, as the name says, in the district o Columbia. This was set by congress in i forgot when to maintain stability and fairness for all the other states. ( which ever state was the capital in would've for sure get economic boost, moral boost and a bunch of other good and bad things)
2007-12-08 11:39:34 · answer #4 · answered by David S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Washington is in the District of Columbia, but DC is not a state.
2007-12-09 05:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by The Glorious S.O.B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The District of Columbia borders Virginia, Maryland and the Potomac River.
2007-12-08 12:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by RT 66 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
District of Columbia
2007-12-09 20:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
District of Columbia. It's not in a state.
2007-12-08 15:31:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no state but a federal district composed origninally of parts of Maryland and Virginia but the Virginia portion was later taken back. it sits on the banks of the Potomac river in a marshy or swampy area that gives it high humidity in the summer and presented almost intolerable living conditions before the advent of air conditioning.
2007-12-08 13:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it isn't a state.. it's its own district. it's the capital of the U.S. so it's its own city.. but it's bordered by Virginia and Maryland.
"The city was planned and developed in the late 18th century to serve as the permanent national capital; the federal district was formed to keep the national capital distinct from the states."
2007-12-08 11:40:31 · answer #10 · answered by Erica 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋