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Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
784,777 1
Area (sq km)
367.97 1
Founding Year
1851 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
45 1
Latitude
47.60389 degrees north 1
Longitude
122.33 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 4
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Washington, States or Territories

Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington.

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based in Seattle, Washington
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University of Washington

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is a public research university in Seattle, Washington
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The University of Washington (UW, and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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It is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington.
University of Washington

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is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle Mariners

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The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle.
Seattle Seahawks

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based in Seattle
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1. Seattle (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Seattle ( see-AT-əl) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    784,777
  • Article text
    Seattle surpassed 800,000 residents in 2025.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    367.97
  • Infobox, Elevation
    45 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    47.60389N 122.33000W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    47.60389N 122.33000W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1851
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: Washington, Infobox, State
    Washington
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 47.6039,-122.33
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 46.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, -122.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, -122.25
47.75 -122.25 Csb
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4. GeoNames: Seattle - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5809844
Quote, cities500 record 5809844
47.60621 -122.33207 P PPLA2 US WA 033 7174408 780995 56 56 America/Los_Angeles
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Wikidata: Seattle
Wikidata Q5083, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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