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Seattle
Seattle

Seattle in the last rays.

This image of the Seattle Skyline is dedicated to my Flickr Friends in the NW-Area.

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Seattle, Washington
— City —

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Nickname(s): The Emerald City, Seatown, Rain City, Jet City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to The Pacific, Queen City
Location of Seattle in
King County and Washington
Seattle, Washington is located in United States
Seattle, Washington
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°36′35″N 122°19′59″WCoordinates: 47°36′35″N 122°19′59″W
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Incorporated December 2, 1869
Government
• Mayor Michael McGinn
• City Council List of councilors
Area
• City 142.5 sq mi (369.2 km2)
• Land 83.87 sq mi (217.2 km2)
• Water 58.67 sq mi (152 km2)
• Metro 8,186 sq mi (21,202 km2)
Elevation 0–520 ft (0–158 m)
Population (July 1, 2011)[1][2][3][4]
• City 620,778 (US: 22nd)
• Density 7,361/sq mi (2,842/km2)
• Urban 2,712,205
• Metro 3,500,026 (US: 15th)
• Demonym Seattleite
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes
Zip codes[5][show]
Area code(s) 206
FIPS code 53-63000[6]
GNIS feature ID 1512650[7]
Website www.Seattle.gov

Seattle (pronounced [siːˈætɫ̩] ( listen) see-AT-əl or [siːˈæɾɫ̩]) is a major coastal seaport and the seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and the largest city on the West Coast north of San Francisco. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States.[8] The city is situated on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 114 miles (183 km) south of the Canada–United States border, yet further north than Toronto. In 2010, the container ports in the Seattle metropolitan area (Seattle-Tacoma) were the third busiest in the United States, after Los Angeles–Long Beach and New York–New Jersey, serving as a major gateway for trade with Asia.[9]

The Seattle area had been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent white settlers.[10] Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to its current site and named "Seattle" in 1853, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.

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