Yakima
city in and county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States
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Summary
Yakima is a city in the United States[1]. Yakima ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,278 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yakima County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yakima River[5], Naches River[6]
- Head of government: Patricia Byers[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Morelia[9], Itayanagi[10], Derbent[11], Keelung[12]
- Postal code: 98901[13], 98902[14], 98903[15], 98904[16], 98907[17], 98908[18], 98909[19]
- Commons category: Yakima, Washington[20]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[21], UTC−08:00[22], UTC−07:00[23]
- Local dialing code: 509[24]
- Inception: 1847[25]
- Official website: http://www.ci.yakima.wa.us/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yakima, Washington[27]
- Population: 91,067[28], 96,968[29]
- Capital of: Yakima County[30]
- Official name: Yakima[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Yakima, Washington[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Yakima, Washington[33]
- Number of households: 33,752[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Yakima, Washington[35]
- Different from: Yakima[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 325 m[37], 1066 feet[38]
- Area: 72.988481 km²[39], 28.21 square mile[40], 71.713713 km²[41]
- Water as percent of area: 1.8394 percent[42]
- Territory overlaps: Yakima urban area[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yakima include Yakima Air Terminal[44], an airport[45], in United States[46] and Yakima[47], an impact crater[48].
Why It Matters
Yakima has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Yakima is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Yakima include Yakima Air Terminal[44], an airport[45], in United States[46] and Yakima[47], an impact crater[48].