High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! District of Columbia retrocession is the process of returning the land that was given to the federal government for the purpose of creating the national capital. The federal district was formed in 1791 from 100 square miles (259 km2) of land ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act. An area of 31 square miles (80 km2) that was originally ceded by Virginia was returned to that state in 1847. The District's current area consists of the remaining 69 square miles (179 km2) of territory originally ceded by Maryland. Returning the remaining portion of the District of Columbia to the state of Maryland is cited as a way to provide full voting representation in Congress and return local control of the city to its residents.

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