District of Columbia

E40990

U.S. capital district federal capital territory federal district

The District of Columbia is the federal district of the United States that contains the nation’s capital city, Washington, D.C., and serves as the seat of the U.S. federal government.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia canonical	1,122
District of Columbia (across the Potomac River)	1
District of Columbia (as federal property context)	1
District of Columbia (full name string)	1
District of Columbia (prior to retrocession)	1
District of Columbia (with special rules)	1
District of Columbia Area	1
District of Washington	1
the District of Columbia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T32828 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia
Context triple: [One First Street NE, Washington, D.C., locatedIn, District of Columbia]

A. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
B. Washington
Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscapes, technology industry centered around Seattle, and significant cultural and economic influence on the West Coast.
C. Maryland
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic U.S. state known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, colonial history, and proximity to the nation’s capital.
D. Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
E. Rhode Island
Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area, located in New England on the Atlantic coast and known for its colonial history and maritime heritage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia
Target entity description: The District of Columbia is the federal district of the United States that contains the nation’s capital city, Washington, D.C., and serves as the seat of the U.S. federal government.

A. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
B. Washington
Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscapes, technology industry centered around Seattle, and significant cultural and economic influence on the West Coast.
C. Maryland
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic U.S. state known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, colonial history, and proximity to the nation’s capital.
D. Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
E. Rhode Island
Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area, located in New England on the Atlantic coast and known for its colonial history and maritime heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. capital district ⓘ federal capital territory ⓘ federal district ⓘ
areaKm2	177 ⓘ
areaSqMi	68.3 ⓘ
borders	Maryland ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
capital	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
contains	Lincoln Memorial ⓘ National Archives Building ⓘ National Mall ⓘ Pentagon ⓘ surface form: Pentagon Reservation vicinity Smithsonian Institution ⓘ surface form: Smithsonian Institution museums United States Capitol ⓘ Washington Monument ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ White House ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar
dateEstablished	1790-07-16 ⓘ
electoralVotesGrantedBy	Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
establishedBy	Residence Act ⓘ
federalDistrictSince	1801 ⓘ
FIPSCode	11 ⓘ
governingDocument	District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ
hasCouncil	Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasElectoralVotes	3 ⓘ
hasMayor	Mayor of the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasMotto	Justitia Omnibus ⓘ
hasMottoInEnglish	Justice for All ⓘ
ISOCode	US-DC ⓘ
largestCity	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
licensePlateSlogan	Taxation Without Representation ⓘ
locatedIn	East Coast of the United States ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
namedAfter	Christopher Columbus ⓘ
nonVotingRepresentativeIn	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
observes	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Eastern Daylight Time Eastern Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Eastern Standard Time
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	United States federal district system ⓘ
population	approximately 700000 ⓘ
populationAsOf	2020 ⓘ
postalAbbreviation	DC ⓘ
seatOf	President of the United States ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ federal government of the United States ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,130)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Broadcasting Bureau → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

United States 29th Infantry Division → primaryStateAffiliation → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: 29th Infantry Division

FEMA Region III → jurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

FEMA Region III → appliesToJurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

Contemplation of Justice → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Authority of Law → locatedInJurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

Capital Beltway region → adjacentTo → District of Columbia ⓘ

Benning → partOf → District of Columbia ⓘ

Kingman Park neighborhood → partOf → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Kingman Park

St. Albans School → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

St. Albans School → countrySubdivision → District of Columbia ⓘ

River Terrace neighborhood → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: River Terrace

Federal Center SW station → fareZone → District of Columbia ⓘ

Old State, War, and Navy Building → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → location → District of Columbia ⓘ

International Cooperation Administration → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Benning neighborhood → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Stadium–Armory station → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → District of Columbia ⓘ

Columbia → inspiredName → District of Columbia ⓘ

Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Capital Beltway → surrounds → District of Columbia ⓘ

Shapiro v. Thompson → stateInvolved → District of Columbia ⓘ

United States Department of Agriculture South Building, Washington, D.C. → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 → appliesTo → District of Columbia ⓘ

RMA → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Risk Management Agency

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage → appliesTo → District of Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia (with special rules)

United States congressional apportionment → excludes → District of Columbia ⓘ

United Nations Wall → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

Embassy of Chile in Washington, D.C. → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

United States Naval Observatory grounds → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Bureau of Corporations → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject to Height of Buildings Act of 1910 → federalDistrict → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Height of Buildings Act of 1910

Bureau of Drug Abuse Control → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Militia Act of 1862 → appliesToJurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

Washington, D.C. – Perryville, Maryland → regionServed → District of Columbia ⓘ

Capitol View neighborhood → partOf → District of Columbia ⓘ

Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. → locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Peter Pan Bus Lines → operatesInState → District of Columbia ⓘ

Washington Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C. → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington Arsenal Penitentiary

state Disability Determination Services → operatesInJurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

Center Hall → locatedInDistrict → District of Columbia ⓘ

Scott Circle → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → District of Columbia ⓘ

Federal Trade Commission Building → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness) → stateOrDistrict → District of Columbia ⓘ

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

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Referenced by (1,130)

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