Bethesda is a community that does not have an official government body , and is located in Montgomery County, Maryland . It is a northwestern suburb of Washington . According to the 2000 census, the population was 55.2 thousand inhabitants. The city got its name from the church built here in the 20s of the XIX century.
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| State | Maryland |
| County | Montgomery (County, Maryland) |
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| Telephone code | 301, 240 |
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The borders of Bethesda on the map of 2003.
Bethesda has a complex of medical research centers ( National Institutes of Health ), the central offices of professional medical associations (in particular, the American Gastroenterological Association [2] , the American College of Gastroenterologists [3] ), as well as the headquarters of Lockheed Martin Corporation ".
Notes
- ↑ 2016 US Gazetteer Files - U.S. Census Bureau , 2016.
- ↑ American Gastroenterological Association Official Website
- ↑ Official website of the American College of Gastroenterologists Archived February 11, 2005. (eng.)