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Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Road Map
The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of November 2004. It is also part of the larger Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. As of 2006, the population of the area was estimated to be 5,290,400.http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.csv
Other federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security refer to part of the area as the National Capital Region.National Capital Region - Office of National Capital Region Coordination. Department of Homeland Security (December 21, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
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Aerial Photo of Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
The Washington Metropolitan Area includes the District of Columbia and parts of the states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is divided into two metropolitan divisions:
The Virginia portion of the area is also known as Northern Virginia.
The area includes the following counties, districts, and independent cities:
The following counties are categorized as part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area:
Though associated with the Washington Metropolitan Area, the following counties are categorized as part of the Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area:
Though associated with the Washington Metropolitan Area, the following county is categorized as part of the Lexington Park, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area:
Counties
Independent cities:
The metropolitan area includes the following principal cities (not all of which are incorporated as cities):
Due to a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities and they are not legally located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia. Each MSA is listed by its counties, then cities, each in alphabetical order, and not by size.
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