▁estimate ▁is ▁that ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Eth iop ians ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁D . C . ▁metropol itan ▁area ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁area ., ▁but ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁emb ass y ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁actual ▁number ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁Brian ▁West ley ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁stated ▁" th ose ▁who ▁study ▁African ▁imm igration " ▁told ▁him ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁that ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁emb ass y ▁told ▁him . ▁ ▁Geography ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁there ▁are ▁eth nic ▁Eth iop ians ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Washington ▁DC ▁communities ▁with ▁eth nic ▁Eth iop ians ▁resident ▁included ▁Adams ▁Morgan , ▁Bright wood , ▁and ▁Columbia ▁He ights . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁Little ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁Shaw , ▁Washington ▁DC . ▁ ▁Are as ▁in ▁Virginia ▁included ▁Alexand ria , ▁Ar ling ton ▁County , ▁Fair f ax , ▁Fair f ax ▁County , ▁and ▁F alls ▁Church . ▁Within ▁Fair f ax ▁County ▁Eth iop ians ▁moved ▁to ▁Ann and ale , ▁Spring field , ▁Vienna , ▁and ▁other ▁places . ▁M ist y ▁Show alter ▁of ▁CNN ▁described ▁the ▁Alexand ria ▁Eth iop ian ▁community ▁as ▁" a ▁second ▁uno fficial ▁Little ▁Eth