seattle is the most populous city in the northwestern u.s. state of washington. It is named after chief sealth of the duwamish and suquamish tribes. the encompassing seattle-tacoma-bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the united states, and the largest in the pacific northwest. seattle is part of the 13th largest combined statistical area (csa) in the u.s. A coastal city and major seaport, it is located in the western part of the state on an isthmus between puget sound (an arm of the pacific ocean) and lake washington, about 96 miles (154 km) south of the canada – united states border. a major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, seattle is the county seat of king county.
