Southeast (SE or S.E.) is the southeastern quadrant of

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, the capital of the

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, and is located south of

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and east of South Capitol Street. It includes the

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and Anacostia neighborhoods, the Navy Yard, the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), the U.S. Marine Barracks, the

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waterfront, Eastern Market, the remains of several

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-era forts, historic St. Elizabeths Hospital,

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, and the Congressional Cemetery. It also contains a

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known as "The Big Chair," located on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. The quadrant is split by the

, with the portion that is west of the river sometimes referred to as " Near Southeast". Geographically, it is the second-smallest quadrant of the city. SEDCanacostia

Geography

Southeast includes the 32 neighborhoods of: * Anacostia * Barney Circle * Barry Farm * Bellevue * Benning Ridge * Buena Vista *

* Capitol View * Civic Betterment * Congress Heights * Douglass * Dupont Park * Fairfax Village * Fairlawn * Fort Davis * Fort Dupont * Fort Stanton * Garfield Heights * Good Hope * Greenway * Hill East * Hillcrest * Knox Hill * Marshall Heights * Navy Yard * Naylor Gardens * Penn Branch * Randle Highlands * Shipley Terrace *

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* Twining * Washington Highland *

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Government

Politically, Southeast includes most of Ward 8, as well as much of Ward 6 and Ward 7.

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, the former mayor of Washington, D.C., served as D.C. Council Member for Ward 8 until his death on November 23, 2014.

Culture

, the current

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for

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, opened in Southeast in March 2008.

Transportation

Southeast Washington, D.C. is accessible via the

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, Orange,

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and Silver Lines of the

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Crime

In years past, the quadrant was known by some Washington, D.C. metropolitan area residents as being plagued by a high crime rate, relative to the rest of the city.

Demographics

The population of Southeast is predominantly

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. However, the African American population is concentrated southeast of the

; the areas northwest of the Anacostia River are majority

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. The portions of the quadrant southeast of the Anacostia are tree-lined and neighborly. However, shopping, dining, entertainment, and cultural options are limited, so some residents travel either downtown or to the suburbs for such services. There are several

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neighborhoods in Southeast, such as Hillcrest, Penn Branch, and Fort Dupont. The areas northwest of the Anacostia contains some of the wealthiest parts of the city, including the southern half of the famous and politically connected

neighborhood. Cultural events/activities include the annual

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Birthday parade, the free weekly summer jazz concerts in Fort Dupont Park, the Fort Dupont ice-rink, the Anacostia Museum of the

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, the Anacostia Arts Center, and THEARC tennis, arts and learning center for youth on Mississippi Avenue. The population of the southeast quadrant is roughly 226,084. SEWashingtonDC-0085-122122

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