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'''Seattle''' ({{pron-en|siːˈætəl|En-us-Seattle.ogg}} {{respell|see|AT|əl}}) is the northernmost [[List of United States cities by population|major city]] in the [[contiguous United States]], and the largest city in the [[Pacific Northwest]] and the state of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. It is a major [[seaport]] situated on a narrow [[isthmus]] between [[Puget Sound]] (an arm of the [[Pacific Ocean]]) and [[Lake Washington]], about {{convert|114|mi}} south of the [[Canada – United States border]], and it is named after [[Chief Seattle|Chief Sealth "Seattle"]], of the [[Duwamish tribe|Duwamish]] and [[Suquamish]] [[Native Americans in the United States|native tribes]]. Seattle is the center of the [[Seattle metropolitan area|Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan statistical area]]--the [[Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|15th largest metropolitan area in the United States]], and the largest in the [[northwestern United States]].<ref name=metro_population_ranking>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-05.csv |title=Estimates of Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rankings: July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-05) |accessdate=2009-07-12 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division |format=CSV}}</ref> Seattle is the [[county seat]] of [[King County, Washington|King County]] and is the major economic, cultural and educational center in the region. The 2010 census found that Seattle is home to 608,660 residents within a [[metropolitan area]] of some 3.4 million inhabitants.<ref name="City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development">{{cite web| url=http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Research/Population_Demographics/Overview/default.asp | title=Seattle's Population and Demographics | publisher=City of Seattle | date=23 February 2011 | author=City of Seattle | accessdate=5 March 2011}}</ref> The [[Port of Seattle]], which also operates [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]], is a major gateway for trade with Asia and cruises to Alaska, and is the 8th largest port in the United States in terms of container capacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portseattle.org/seaport/statistics/| title=Seaport Statistics |publisher=portseattle.org|accessdate=23 February 2011}}</ref>
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{{ទំព័រគំរូ:Infobox ក្រុង
| name = ស៊ីតថល
| settlement_type = [[ទីក្រុង]]
|official_name = ទីក្រុងស៊ីតថល
| image_skyline = SeattleMontage.png
| nickname = ទីក្រុងត្បូងមរកត, ក្រុងសមុទ្រ, ទីក្រុងភ្លៀង, Jet City, ច្រកទៅអាឡាស្កា, ច្រកទៅប៉ាស៊ីភ្វិក , ទីក្រុងរាជនី
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Clockwise: [[ទីប្រជុំជនស៊ីតថល]] ពីភាគខាងជើង, [[សាលាក្រុងស៊ីតថល|សាលាក្រុង]], [[បណ្ណាល័យកណ្ដាលស៊ីតថល|បណ្ណាល័យកណ្ដាល]], [[ភ្នំរ៉េននា]], [[ស្ប៉េស និដដល]], [[កីឡាដ្ឋានឃ្វីសភ្វាល]], និងទីស្នាក់ការកណ្ដាលរបស់ក្រុមហ៊ុន[[ស្តារបាខ់ស៍]]
| image_flag = Naoto kan pressconf 210610 reuters.jpg
| image_seal = Seattle seal.png
| image_map = King_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Seattle_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250x200px
| map_caption = Location of Seattle in <br />[[King County, Washington|King County]] and [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]
| image_map1 =
| mapsize1 =
| map_caption1 =
| pushpin_map = USA2
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
| coordinates_region = US-WA
| subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
| subdivision_name = {{USA}}
| subdivision_name1 = [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[King County, Washington|King]]
| established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date = December 2, 1869
| leader_title = [[List of mayors of Seattle|Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Michael McGinn]]
|leader_title1 = [[Seattle City Council|City Council]]
|leader_name1 = '''List of Councilors'''
| area_magnitude = 1 E9
| area_total_km2 = 369.2
| area_total_sq_mi = 142.5
| area_land_sq_mi = 83.87
| area_water_sq_mi = 58.67
| area_land_km2 = 217.2
| area_metro_km2 = 21,202
| area_metro_sq_mi = 8,186
| area_water_km2 = 152|.0
| population_as_of = April 1, 2010
| population_footnotes =
<ref name=city_population>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/21/daily9.html?ana=e_du_pap|title=Latest estimate: Seattle has 608,660 people|accessdate=2010-06-22|publisher=Puget Sound Business Journal|date=June 22, 2010}}</ref><ref name=urban_population>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua2k.txt |title=Alphabetically sorted list of Census 2000 Urbanized Areas |accessdate=2009-07-12 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Geography Division |format=TXT}}</ref><ref name=metro_population>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-01.csv |title=Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01) |accessdate=2009-07-12 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division |format=CSV}}</ref><ref name="Population World Rank">{{cite web | title=Demographia World Urban Areas & Population Projections | url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|pages= 35, 91 | work= | publisher= Demographia| format= PDF| date= April 2009 | accessdate=2009-04-18}}</ref>
| population_total = 608,660 (US: [[List of United States cities by population|23rd]])
| population_urban = 2,712,205
| population_metro = 3,407,848 (US: [[Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|15th]])
| combined_statistical_area = 4,087,033 (US: [[Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas|12th]])
| population_density_sq_mi = 7361
| population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]
| population_blank1 = Seattleite
| timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset = -8
| timezone_DST = [[Pacific Time Zone|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -7
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code = {{Collapsible list
|title = Zip codes<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |publisher=USPS | title=Zip Code Lookup | accessdate=December 11, 2008}}</ref>
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| 98101, 98102 98103, 98104, 98105, 98106, 98107, 98108, 98109, 98110, 98111, 98112, 98113, 98114, 98115, 98116, 98117, 98118, 98119, 98121, 98122, 98124, 98125, 98126, 98127, 98129, 98131, 98132, 98133, 98134, 98136, 98138, 98139, 98141, 98144, 98145, 98146, 98148, 98151, 98154, 98155, 98158, 98160, 98161, 98164, 98165, 98166, 98168, 98170, 98171, 98174, 98175, 98177, 98178, 98181, 98184, 98185, 98188, 98190, 98191, 98194, 98195, 98198, 98199 }}
| area_code = [[Area code 206|206]]
| latd = 47 |latm = 36 |lats = 35 |latNS = N
| longd = 122 |longm = 19 |longs = 59 |longEW = W|coordinates_display=x
| elevation_m = 0–158
| elevation_ft = 0–520
| website = [http://www.seattle.gov/ www.seattle.gov]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 53-63000{{GR|2}}
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 1512650{{GR|3}}
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