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Northwest (also written as NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.
Quadrants of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is administratively divided into four geographical Address #Quadrants of unequal size, each delineated by their ordinal directions from the medallion located in the United States Capitol crypt....
, the capital of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and is located north of the National Mall
National Mall

The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the Capital of the United States. Officially termed by the National Park Service the National Mall & Memorial Parks, the term commonly includes the areas that are officially part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens to the west, and often is taken to...
 and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE
Washington, D.C. (northeast)

Northeast is the northeastern Quadrants of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street....
, SW
Washington, D.C. (southwest)

Southwest is the southwestern Quadrants of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street....
 and SE
Washington, D.C. (southeast)

Southeast is the southeastern Quadrants of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capitol Street....
), and it includes the central business district
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
, the Federal Triangle
Federal Triangle

File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Federal Triangle is the Triangle area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue....
, and the museums along the northern side of the National Mall, as well as such neighborhoods as Petworth
Petworth, Washington, D.C.

Petworth is a residential neighborhood in the Washington, D.C. of Washington, D.C., bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, North Capitol Street to the east, Rock Creek Church Road to the south, and Kennedy Street NW to the north....
, Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, neighborhood, and Historic district in Northwest, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue , Connecticut Avenue , New Hampshire Avenue, P Street NW, and 19th Street NW....
, LeDroit Park, Georgetown
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

Georgetown is a neighborhood located in the Washington DC Address #Quadrants of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River waterfront. Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown substantially predated the establishment of the city of Washington and the District of Columbia....
, Adams Morgan
Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in Washington DC Washington, D.C., centered at the intersection of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road NW....
, Embassy Row
Embassy Row

Embassy Row is the informal name for a street or area of a city in which embassy or other diplomatic installations are concentrated. Perhaps the best-known of these is in Washington, D.C., the Capital of the United States....
, Glover Park
Glover Park

Glover Park is a neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle ....
, Tenleytown
Tenleytown

Tenleytown is the historic name for a neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC.In 1790, Washington locals began calling the neighborhood "Tennally's Town" after area tavern owner John Tennally....
, Foggy Bottom
Foggy Bottom

Foggy Bottom is one of the oldest 19th-century neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. The area is thought to have received the name because its low elevation made it susceptible to concentrations of fog and industrial smoke, an atmospheric trait that did not prevent the neighborhood from becoming the original location of the United States Naval Ob...
, Cleveland Park
Cleveland Park

Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Washington, D.C. quadrant of Washington, D.C.It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin Avenue and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle Road and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north....
, Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.

Columbia Heights is a neighborhood in central Washington, D.C....
, Mount Pleasant, the Palisades, Shepherd Park
Shepherd Park

Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the Washington DC of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American....
, Crestwood, Bloomingdale, and Friendship Heights
Friendship Heights

Friendship Heights is a residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. and southern Montgomery County, Maryland. Though its borders are not clearly defined, Friendship Heights consists roughly of the neighborhoods and commercial areas around Wisconsin Avenue north of Fessenden Street NW and Tenleytown to Somerset Terrace and Willard...
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Northwest (also written as NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C.
Quadrants of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is administratively divided into four geographical Address #Quadrants of unequal size, each delineated by their ordinal directions from the medallion located in the United States Capitol crypt....
, the capital of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, and is located north of the National Mall
National Mall

The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the Capital of the United States. Officially termed by the National Park Service the National Mall & Memorial Parks, the term commonly includes the areas that are officially part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens to the west, and often is taken to...
 and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE
Washington, D.C. (northeast)

Northeast is the northeastern Quadrants of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street....
, SW
Washington, D.C. (southwest)

Southwest is the southwestern Quadrants of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street....
 and SE
Washington, D.C. (southeast)

Southeast is the southeastern Quadrants of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capitol Street....
), and it includes the central business district
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
, the Federal Triangle
Federal Triangle

File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Federal Triangle is the Triangle area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue....
, and the museums along the northern side of the National Mall, as well as such neighborhoods as Petworth
Petworth, Washington, D.C.

Petworth is a residential neighborhood in the Washington, D.C. of Washington, D.C., bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, North Capitol Street to the east, Rock Creek Church Road to the south, and Kennedy Street NW to the north....
, Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle

Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, neighborhood, and Historic district in Northwest, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue , Connecticut Avenue , New Hampshire Avenue, P Street NW, and 19th Street NW....
, LeDroit Park, Georgetown
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

Georgetown is a neighborhood located in the Washington DC Address #Quadrants of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River waterfront. Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown substantially predated the establishment of the city of Washington and the District of Columbia....
, Adams Morgan
Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in Washington DC Washington, D.C., centered at the intersection of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road NW....
, Embassy Row
Embassy Row

Embassy Row is the informal name for a street or area of a city in which embassy or other diplomatic installations are concentrated. Perhaps the best-known of these is in Washington, D.C., the Capital of the United States....
, Glover Park
Glover Park

Glover Park is a neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle ....
, Tenleytown
Tenleytown

Tenleytown is the historic name for a neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC.In 1790, Washington locals began calling the neighborhood "Tennally's Town" after area tavern owner John Tennally....
, Foggy Bottom
Foggy Bottom

Foggy Bottom is one of the oldest 19th-century neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. The area is thought to have received the name because its low elevation made it susceptible to concentrations of fog and industrial smoke, an atmospheric trait that did not prevent the neighborhood from becoming the original location of the United States Naval Ob...
, Cleveland Park
Cleveland Park

Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Washington, D.C. quadrant of Washington, D.C.It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin Avenue and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle Road and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north....
, Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.

Columbia Heights is a neighborhood in central Washington, D.C....
, Mount Pleasant, the Palisades, Shepherd Park
Shepherd Park

Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the Washington DC of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American....
, Crestwood, Bloomingdale, and Friendship Heights
Friendship Heights

Friendship Heights is a residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. and southern Montgomery County, Maryland. Though its borders are not clearly defined, Friendship Heights consists roughly of the neighborhoods and commercial areas around Wisconsin Avenue north of Fessenden Street NW and Tenleytown to Somerset Terrace and Willard...
.

Northwest D.C. has a reputation for being predominantly affluent and white
White American

White American is an umbrella term officially employed by the United States Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget and other U.S. government for the classification of United States citizens or resident aliens "having origins in any of the original peoples of Ethnic groups of Europe, the Ethnic groups of the Middle East, or Ethnic gro...
 (particularly west of Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service....
), as opposed to the other three quadrants, which are predominantly black (African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
).

Northwest contains many college campuses, including American University
American University

American University is a Private university United Methodist Church-affiliated research university in Washington, D.C., United States, the main campus of which comes to a corner at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues at Ward Circle, straddling the Spring Valley, Washington, D.C., Wesley Heights, and American University Par...
, George Washington University
George Washington University

The George Washington University is a Private university, Mixed-sex education university located in Washington, D.C. The school was chartered on February 9, 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia by an Act of Congress and since that time has developed into a nonsectarian research institution....
, Georgetown University
Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a Society of Jesus private university located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Father John Carroll founded the school in 1789, though its roots extend back to 1634....
, Howard University
Howard University

Howard University is a private university, coeducational, nonsectarian, Historically black colleges and universities university located in Washington, D.C., United States....
, and the University of the District of Columbia
University of the District of Columbia

The University of the District of Columbia is a public university located in Washington, D.C....
. The Verizon Center
Verizon Center

The Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., United States, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications....
, home of the Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. They play in the National Basketball Association ....
, the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, and the Georgetown Hoyas as well as the venue for many concerts and other events, is located in Northwest, as are the National Cathedral, the White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
, and Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park

Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service....
.

Politically, Northwest is made up of parts of Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, with Wards 1 and 3 being the only wards located entirely within the quadrant.

Northwest is the only quadrant accessible via all lines of the Washington Metro
Washington Metro

The Washington Metro is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs. The system is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ....
.