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Yakima
City
City of Yakima
Yakima as viewed from Lookout Point
Yakima as viewed from Lookout Point
Official seal of Yakima
Seal
Nickname(s): The Palm Springs of Washington; The Heart of Central Washington
Location of Yakima in Washington
Location of Yakima in Washington
Yakima is located in the US
Yakima
Yakima
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 46°36′N 120°30′W / 46.600°N 120.500°W / 46.600; -120.500
Country United States
State Washington
County Yakima
Incorporated December 10, 1883
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Manager Cliff Moore
 • Mayor Kathy Coffey
Area
 • City 27.69 sq mi (71.72 km2)
 • Land 27.18 sq mi (70.40 km2)
 • Water 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)  1.84%
Elevation 1,066 ft (325 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 91,067
 • Estimate (2015) 93,701
 • Rank US: 331st
 • Density 3,350.5/sq mi (1,293.6/km2)
 • Urban 129,534 (US: 248th)
 • Metro 248,830 (US: 188th)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Zip Code 98901, 98902, 98903, 98904, 98907, 98908, 98909
Area code(s) 509
FIPS code 53-80010
GNIS feature ID 1509643
Website www.yakimawa.gov

Yakima (/ˈjækɪmɑː/ or /ˈjækɪmə/) is a U.S. city located about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Mount Rainier in Washington. Yakima is the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's eleventh largest city by population. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,067 and a metropolitan population of 243,231. The unincorporated suburban areas of West Valley and Terrace Heights are considered a part of greater Yakima.

Yakima is situated in the Yakima Valley, an extremely 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. The name Yakima originates from the Yakama Nation, located south of the city.

The Yakama people were the first known inhabitants of the Yakima Valley. In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came to the area and discovered abundant wildlife and rich soil, prompting the settlement of homesteaders. A Catholic Mission was established in Ahtanum, southwest of present-day Yakima, in 1847. The arrival of settlers and their conflicts with the natives resulted in the Yakima War. The U.S. Army established Fort Simcoe in 1856 near present-day White Swan as a response to the uprising. The Yakamas were defeated and forced to relocate to the Yakama Indian Reservation.


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