Olympia, Washington
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| Olympia, Washington | |
|---|---|
| State Caipital | |
| Ceety o Olympia | |
 (Frae tap left tae bottom richt) Auld Caipitol Biggin, East Olympia, Interstate 5 at the junction o U.S. Route 101, Port o Olympia, Dountoun frae Capitol Loch, Washington State Caipitol, Salmon sculptur, Moont Rainier, Olympic Moontains an Swantown Marina, Percival Laundin Pairk. | |
| Nickname(s): Oly, O-Toun | |
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  Olympia, Washington Location in the Unitit States | |
| Coordinates: 47°2′33″N 122°53′35″W / 47.04250°N 122.89306°WCoordinates: 47°2′33″N 122°53′35″W / 47.04250°N 122.89306°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | Washington |
| Coonty | Thurston |
| Incorporatit | Januar 28, 1859 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Cooncil/Ceety Manager |
| • Mayor | Stephen Buxbaum |
| Aurie[1] | |
| • Ceety | 50.97 km2 (19.68 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 46.15 km2 (17.82 sq mi) |
| • Watter | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2][3] | |
| • Ceety | 46,478 |
| • Estimate (2014)[4] | 49,218 |
| • Rank |
1st in Thurston County 24th in Washington 765th in the United States |
| • Density | 1,007.0/km2 (2,608.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 176,617 (US: 195th |
| • Metro | 265,851 (US: 178th |
| Demonym(s) | Olympian |
| Time zone | Paceefic (UTC-8) |
| • Simmer (DST) | Paceefic (UTC) |
| ZIP codes | 98500-98599 |
| Aurie code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-51300 |
| GNIS featur ID | 1533353[5] |
| Wabsteid |
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Olympia is the caipital o the State o Washington an the coonty seat o Thurston Coonty.[6]
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns – sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Olympia is twinned wi:
Katō, Hyōgo, Japan.
Thare war previous agreements wi Olympia, Greece an Samarkand, Uzbekistan but these are no langer in effect.[8]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ↑ "National 2010 urban area file containing a list of all urbanized areas and urban clusters (including Puerto Rico and the Island Areas) sorted by UACE code" (TXT). United States Census Bureau, Geography Division. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Nanchang City and Sister Cities Intercommunion". Nanchang Municipal Party Committee of the CPC and Nanchang Municipal Government. Nanchang Economic Information Center. Archived frae the oreeginal on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ Information on Olympia's former sister cities
