Editing Eastern Washington (section)

{{Short description|Geographical region in Washington, US}}
{{About|the geographic region|the university|Eastern Washington University}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Eastern Washington
| nickname = Eastside
| image_map = Eastern Washington map.svg
| settlement_type = Geographic region 
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]
| population = 1,667,593
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| area_total_sq_mi = 46620
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1       = State
| subdivision_name1       =[[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| elevation_max_ft = 12,276
| elevation_max_point = [[Mount Adams (Washington)|Mount Adams]]
| elevation_min_ft = 79
| elevation_min_point = [[Columbia River]] at [[White Salmon, Washington|White Salmon]]<br>~80
}}
'''Eastern Washington''' is the region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] located east of the [[Cascade Range]]. It contains the city of [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] (the second largest city in the state), the [[Tri-Cities, Washington|Tri-Cities]], the [[Columbia River]] and the [[Grand Coulee Dam]], the [[Hanford Nuclear Reservation]] and the fertile farmlands of the [[Yakima River|Yakima Valley]] and the [[Palouse]]. Unlike in [[Western Washington]], the climate is dry, including some desert environments.