The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) 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 the 2008 Census Bureau estimate, the population of the Washington Metropolitan Area was estimated to be 5,358,130.
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The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA, is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) 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 the 2008 Census Bureau estimate, the population of the Washington Metropolitan Area was estimated to be 5,358,130.
Other federal agencies (such as the Department of Homeland Security) refer to part of the area as the National Capital Region. The Virginia portion of the area is known as Northern Virginia.
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 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...
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