Seattle, Washington
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Seattle (pronounced: /En-us-Seattle.ogg/, ) is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Situated in the western part of Washington state on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada – United States border, it is named after Chief Seattle, of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. The encompassing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, Seattle is the county seat of King County. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated municipal population of 598,541, making it the twenty-fifth most populous city in the U.S. and a metropolitan area population of 3,344,813.
The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years, but European settlement began only in the mid-19th century. The first permanent European settlers — Arthur A. Denny and those subsequently known as the Denny Party — arrived November 13, 1851. Early settlements in the area were called "New York-Alki" ("Alki" meaning "by and by" in the local Chinook Jargon) and "Duwamps". In 1853, Doc Maynard suggested that the main settlement be renamed "Seattle", an anglicized rendition of the name of Sealth, the chief of the two local tribes. From 1869 until 1882, Seattle was known as the "Queen City". Seattle's current official nickname is the "Emerald City", the result of a contest held in the early 1980s; the reference is to the lush evergreen forests of the area. Seattle is also referred to informally as the "Gateway to Alaska", "Rain City", and "Jet City", the last from the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.
- Name:
- City of Seattle
- Also Known As:
- The Emerald City, Seatown, Rain City, Jet City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to The Pacific
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Mayor–council
- Founding Date:
- December 02, 1869
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 142.5
- Total Area (km):
- 369.2
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 83.87
- Land Area (km):
- 217.2
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 58.67
- Water Area (km):
- 152|.0
- Metro Area (km):
- 21,202
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–520
- Elevation (m):
- 0–158
- Urban Population:
- 2,712,205
- Time Zone:
- PST
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