Seattle, Washington
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Website oficial: www.seattle.gov | |||
Localizare | |||
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![]() Aşezarea oraşului Seattle în King County şi în statul Washington |
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Guvern | |||
Ţara | Statele Unite ale Americii | ||
Primar | Greg Nickels | ||
Caracteristici geografice | |||
Suprafaţă | |||
Total | 369,2 km² | ||
Pământ | 217,2 km² | ||
Apă | 152.0 km² | ||
Populaţie | |||
Total (1 iulie 2005) | 573.911[1] | ||
Zona metropolitană | 3.806.453 [2] | ||
Densitatea | 2.665/km² | ||
Densitate | 6,901/mi² | ||
Coordonate | |||
Fus orar | PST (UTC-8) | ||
Ora de vară | PDT (UTC-7) |
Seattle este cel mai mare oraş din regiunea numită Pacific Northwest a Statelor Unite ale Americii. Seattle se găseşte în partea de nord-vest a statului Washington, între Puget Sound şi Lake Washington, la aproximativ 174 km (sau 108 mile) de graniţa canadiano-americană în King County, fiind sediul acestuia.
Seattle was first settled November 13 1851 by Arthur A. Denny and his crew, which would subsequently become known as the Denny party. Its first name was New York, then Duwamps, then finally it was renamed Seattle named after Chief Noah Sealth who was chief of the two tribes living in the area ("Seattle" is an anglicized rendition of his last name). As of 2005, the city had an estimated population of 573,911[1] and a metropolitan population of 3.8 million. [3] Seattle is the hub for the Greater Puget Sound region. Its official nickname is the Emerald City, the result of a contest by a civic-minded association in the early 1980s to designate a pleasant nickname for the city [4]; the name alludes to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. It is also referred to informally as the Rainy City (also Rain City), the Gateway to Alaska, Queen City, and Jet City, due to the local influence of Boeing. Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.
Seattle is often regarded as the birthplace of grunge music, and has a reputation for heavy coffee consumption; coffee companies founded in Seattle include Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Tully's. There are also many successful independent artisanal espresso roasters and cafes. Seattle was the site of the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization, and the attendant demonstrations by anti-globalization activists, which were in keeping with Seattle's left-leaning history and reputation. Researchers at Central Connecticut State University ranked Seattle the most literate city in America in 2005.[5] Moreover, a United States Census Bureau survey showed that Seattle has the highest percentage of college graduates of any major U.S. city. [6] Based on per capita income, Seattle ranks 36th of 522 studied areas in the state of Washington.
Primele 50 cele mai mari oraşe ale Statelor Unite ale Americii după populaţie |
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