Ethiopians in Washington, D.C. of CNN stated "other estimates are much lower." "Washington 101: An Introduction to the Nation's Capital" states that "One common estimate is that 200,000 Ethiopians reside in the D.C. metropolitan area." According to the 2000 U.S. Census there were 15,000 in the Washington, D.C. area., but the Ethiopian embassy stated that the actual number is closer to 200,000, and Brian Westley of the "Washington Post" stated "those who study African immigration" told him the same thing that the Ethiopian embassy told him. As of 2000 there are ethnic Ethiopians in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Washington DC communities with ethnic
The Boulevard at the Capital Centre The Boulevard at the Capital Centre The Boulevard at the Capital Centre was an open-air shopping center in the Lake Arbor census-designated place, in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland; it had a Landover postal address. It was located on the site of the former Capital Centre, the former home of the Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals. Opened in 2003, the Boulevard at the Capital Centre is next to the Largo Town Center Washington Metro station (the eastern terminus of the Blue and Silver Lines). The facility has more than 70 establishments. It was formerly the home of short-lived chain restaurant