Spokane
city in and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States
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Summary
Spokane is a city in the United States[1]. Spokane ranks in the top 0.4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,620 views/month, #38 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spokane County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Spokane River[5]
- Head of government: Nadine Woodward[6], Lisa Brown[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], county seat[9]
- Official language: English[10]
- Founder: James N. Glover[11]
- Named after: Spokane[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Nishinomiya[13], Limerick[14], Jecheon[15], Jilin City[16], Lübeck[17]
- Postal code: 99201[18], 99202[19], 99203[20], 99204[21], 99205[22], 99206[23], 99207[24], 99208[25], 99209[26], 99210[27], 99211[28], 99212[29], 99213[30], 99214[31]
- Commons category: Spokane, Washington[32]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[33]
- Local dialing code: 509[34]
- Inception: 1871[35]
- Official website: http://www.spokanecity.org/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Spokane, Washington[37]
- Population: 202,900[38], 208,916[39], 228,989[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Spokane, Washington[41]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[43]
- Capital of: Spokane County[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Spokane, Washington[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Spokane, Washington[46]
- Number of households: 93,075[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Spokane include Spokane International Airport[48], an airport[49], in United States[50].
Why It Matters
Spokane has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Spokane is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Spokane include Spokane International Airport[48], an airport[49], in United States[50].