Washington D.C. Facts

Washington D.C is located in the mid Atlantic region. At D.C's highest elevation near the national cathedral, it rises 390 feet. It's lowest elevation is sea level, on the banks of the Potomac river. The people that live in Washington D.C are called Washingtonians.Washington D.C is home to about 572,000 residents. But the population of the entire metropolitan are is much larger - more than 4 million people.