Spokane, Washington
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Spokane, Washington | |
Nickname: "The Lilac City" | |
Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington |
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Country State County |
United States Washington Spokane |
Mayor | Dennis P. Hession |
Area | |
- City | 151.6 km² |
- Land | 149.6 km² |
- Water | 2.0 km² |
Population | |
- City (2000) | 199,630 |
- Metro | 435,644 |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
- Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Website: http://www.spokanecity.org/ |
Spokane (Pronounced: spo can) is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. Spokane is in the eastern half of the state, close to the border with the state of Idaho.
Spokane is the second largest city in all of Washington state, only Seattle is larger. Spokane is the main city for a large area including all of eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Spokane is the business, and industrial city in the area.
The population of the city is 199,630 and the population of the metro area of Spokane is 435,644.