Washington metropolitan area

Summary

Washington metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,670 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Washington metropolitan area is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].
• Washington metropolitan area is located in Virginia^[4].
• Washington metropolitan area is located in Maryland^[5].
• Washington metropolitan area is located in West Virginia^[6].
• Washington metropolitan area is in the country of United States^[7].
• Washington metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area^[8].
• Washington metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as capital region^[9].
• Washington, D.C. is named after Washington metropolitan area^[10].
• Arlington County is named after Washington metropolitan area^[11].
• Alexandria is named after Washington metropolitan area^[12].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[13].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arlington County^[14].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alexandria^[15].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Frederick^[16].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gaithersburg^[17].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rockville^[18].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clarke County^[19].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Culpeper County^[20].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fairfax County^[21].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fauquier County^[22].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Loudoun County^[23].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Prince William County^[24].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rappahannock County^[25].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Spotsylvania County^[26].
• Washington metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Stafford County^[27].

Body

Geography

Washington metropolitan area is in the country of United States^[7]. Located in include Washington, D.C.^[3], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1790^[30]; Virginia^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1788^[33]; Maryland^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1788^[36]; and West Virginia^[6], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1863^[39]. It is part of Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area^[40].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+6567.6'}^[41] and {'amount': '+17010'}^[42]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5649540'}^[43], {'amount': '+6033737'}^[44], {'amount': '+5100000'}^[45], {'amount': '+6130000'}^[46], {'amount': '+6280697'}^[47], and {'amount': '+6385162'}^[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan statistical area^[8] and capital region^[9].

History and Context

Things named after include Washington, D.C.^[10], a city in the United States^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1790^[51]; Arlington County^[11], a county of Virginia^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1801^[54]; and Alexandria^[12], an independent city in the United States^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1749^[57].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Washington metropolitan area include WMATA^[58], a transit district^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1967^[61], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[62].

Why It Matters

Washington metropolitan area ranks in the top 4% of metropolitan_statistical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,670 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

Entities named for it include WMATA^[58], a transit district^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1967^[61], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[62].