Washington 6m, capital and seat of government of the United States. The urban area of Washington 177 km² is identic with the District of Columbia, for which the short cut D. C. is standing. The town is named to George Washington, the first president of the United States. View in east direction, in the foreground the Washington Monument 169,3 meters, in the background the Capitol with the White House. Presented by https://www.nature.nps.gov/.