Editing Western Washington

{{About|the geographic region|the university|Western Washington University}}
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'''Western Washington''' is a [[region of the United States]] defined as the area of [[Washington (state)|Washington State]] west of the [[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]]. This region is home to the state's largest city, [[Seattle]], the state capital, [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], and most of the state's residents. The climate is generally far more damp and temperate than that of [[Eastern Washington]].

==Climate==
[[File:Western Washington Köppen.png|250px|thumb|left|[[Köppen climate classification|Köppen climate types]] in western Washington]]
Western Washington is known as having a far wetter climate than the eastern portion of the state, primarily due to the effects of the Cascades' [[rain shadow]]. The average location in Eastern Washington only receives an average of {{convert|46.87|cm|in|abbr=off}} of precipitation per year,<ref name="WRCCprecip">http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/Climsmwa.html Western Regional Climate Data Center Website</ref>  whereas the average place in Western Washington receives {{convert|167.72|cm|in|abbr=off}}.<ref name="WRCCprecip"/> The average location in Western Washington gets 168 days of measurable precipitation per year.<ref name="WRCCRainDays">http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/wa/wa.01.html Western Regional Climate Data Center, Days of Precipitation</ref>

The place that receives the most recorded precipitation is [[Lake Quinault]] on the [[Olympic Peninsula]], with an average of {{convert|332.92|cm|in|abbr=off}} per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa6864|title=QUINAULT RS, WASHINGTON - Climate Summary|work=dri.edu|access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref> The [[Long Beach, Washington|Long Beach]] Experimental Station has the most days of measurable precipitation, averaging 215 each year.<ref name="WRCCRainDays"/>

==Population==
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Western Washington was home to 6,037,688 of the state's total 7,705,281 residents, making its population comparable to that of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/WA/PST045219|title=Census QuickFacts: Washington|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="StatePops">See [[List of U.S. states and territories by population]] for the most recent state population figures.</ref> The region has a land area of {{convert|24742|sqmi|km2}}, making its land area comparable to that of [[West Virginia]]. The population density of Western Washington is {{convert|244.03|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people&nbsp;|abbr=off|sp=us}}.

==Counties==
Counties in Western Washington:

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* [[Clallam County, Washington|Clallam]]
* [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]]
* [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]]
* [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor]]
* [[Island County, Washington|Island]]
* [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]]
* [[King County, Washington|King]]
* [[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap]]
* [[Lewis County, Washington|Lewis]]
* [[Mason County, Washington|Mason]]
* [[Pacific County, Washington|Pacific]]
* [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]]
* [[San Juan County, Washington|San Juan]]
* [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]]
* [[Skamania County, Washington|Skamania]]
* [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]
* [[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston]]
* [[Wahkiakum County, Washington|Wahkiakum]]
* [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]]
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==Cities of note==
Major cities in Western Washington:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=&_state=04000US53&_county=&_cityTown=&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph |title=US Census Bureau for Washington |access-date=2005-08-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212052249/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=&_state=04000US53&_county=&_cityTown=&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph |archive-date=2020-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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*[[Aberdeen, Washington|Aberdeen]]
*[[Anacortes, Washington|Anacortes]]
*[[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]] 
*[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
*[[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham]]
*[[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]]
*[[Everett, Washington|Everett]]
*[[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]]
*[[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]]
*[[Issaquah, Washington|Issaquah]]
*[[Kelso, Washington|Kelso]]
*[[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]]
*[[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]]
*[[Longview, Washington|Longview]]
*[[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]]
*[[Monroe, Washington|Monroe]]
*[[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]]
*[[Oak Harbor, Washington|Oak Harbour]]
*[[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]]
*[[Port Angeles, Washington|Port Angeles]]
*[[Port Townsend, Washington|Port Townsend]]
*[[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]]
*[[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]]
*[[Renton, Washington|Renton]]
*[[Seattle]]
*[[Shelton, Washington|Shelton]]
*[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]
*[[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]]
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