Seattle
Seattle (pronounced /siːˈætəl/ (deprecatit template) see-AT-əl) is the northrenmaist major ceety in the contiguous Unitit States, an the lairgest ceety in the Paceefic Northwast an in the state o Washington.
A seaport situatit on a narrae isthmus atween Puget Sound (an airm o the Paceefic Ocean) an Lake Washington, aboot 100 mile (160 km) sooth o the Canadae – Unitit States border, it is named efter Chief Sealth "Seattle", o the Duwamish an Suquamish native tribes. Seattle is the centre o the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan statistical aurie, the 15t lairgest in the Unitit States, an the lairgest in the northwastren Unitit States. Seattle is the coonty seat o Keeng Coonty an is the major economic, cultural an educational centre in the region. The 2010 census foond that Seattle is hame tae 630,320 residents athin a metropolitan aurie o some 3.4 million indwallers. The Port o Seattle an Seattle–Tacoma Internaitional Airport are major gateways tae Asie, Alaska, an the rest o the warld.
Seattle, Washington | |
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 Downtown Seattle frae Queen Anne Hill | |
| Etymology: Chief Si'ahl | |
| Eik-name(s): The Emerald City / The Jet City / Rain City | |
| Motto(s): The City of Flowers / The City of Goodwill | |
 Location o Seattle in King Coonty an Washington | |
  Seattle Location in the Unitit States | |
| Coordinates: 47°36′35″N 122°19′59″W / 47.60972°N 122.33306°W 122°19′59″W / 47.60972°N 122.33306°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | Washington |
| Coonty | King |
| Incorporatit | 2 Dizember 2, 1869 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor–Cooncil |
| • Bodi | Seattle City Council |
| • Mayor | Ed Murray |
| • Deputy mayor | Hyeok Kim an Kate Joncas |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 369.2 km2 (142.5 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 217.2 km2 (83.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 152.0 km2 (58.67 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 21,202 km2 (8,186 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 158 m (520 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Ceety | 608,660 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 662,400 |
| • Rank | US: 20t |
| • Density | 3,077/km2 (7,969/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,059,393 (US: 14t) |
| • Metro | 3,733,580 (US: 15t) |
| • CSA | 4459677 (US: 13t) |
| Demonym(s) | Seattleite |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | ZIP codes |
| Aurie codes | 206 |
| FIPS code | 53-63000 |
| GNIS featur ID | 1512650 |
| Website | www |
Seattle is the wastren terminus o I-90 an resides on the I-5 corridor, aboot 170 mile (270 km) north o Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington an 140 mile (230 km) sooth o Vancouver in Breetish Columbie, Canada. The ceety o Victoria, Breetish Columbie's caipital, is aboot 110 mile (180 km) tae the northwast (aboot 90 mile (140 km) bi passenger ferry) while the eastren Washington hub ceety o Spokane lies 280 mile (450 km) tae the east.
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