Yakima, Washington | |
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Nickname(s): The Palm Springs of Washington; The Heart of Central Washington | |
Coordinates: 46°36′07″N 120°30′28″W / 46.60194°N 120.50778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Yakima |
Incorporated | December 10, 1883 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Body | City council |
• Mayor | Patricia Byers[1] |
• City manager | Vacant[1] |
Area | |
• City | 28.27 sq mi (73.21 km2) |
• Land | 27.81 sq mi (72.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2) 1.84% |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Population | |
• City | 96,968 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 97,012 |
• Rank | US: 347th WA: 11th |
• Density | 1,346.4/sq mi (3,487.16/km2) |
• Urban | 133,145 (US: 257th) |
• Metro | 257,001 (US: 193rd) |
Demonym | Yakimanian[5] |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 98901–98904, 98907–98909 |
Area code | 509 |
FIPS code | 53-80010 |
GNIS feature ID | 1509643[6] |
Website | yakimawa.gov |
Yakima (/ˈjækɪmɑː/ or /ˈjækɪmə/) is a city in, and the county seat of, Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the state's 11th most populous city. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728.[3] The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima.[7]
Yakima is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Mount Rainier in Washington. It is situated in the Yakima Valley, a productive agricultural region noted for apple, wine, and hop production. As of 2011, the Yakima Valley produces 77% of all hops grown in the United States.[8] The name Yakima originates from the Yakama Nation Native American tribe, whose reservation is located south of the city.
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