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City Statistics

Location: King County, northwest Washington State, USA.
Population: 534,700 (city); 3.1 million (metropolitan area).
Ethnic mix: 74 % white, 11% Asian, 10% African-American, 3.6% Latino, 1.4% Native American, largely of the Duwamish Tribe.
Religion: Majority Christian, equally Catholic and Protestant; Buddhist largest minority, smaller Jewish and Muslim minorities.
Time zone: GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October). Electricity: 110 volts, 50Hz; flat two-pin plugs are most common, sometimes three-pinned plugs with two flat and one round.
Average January temp: - 8°C (46°F).
Average July temp: 24°C (75°F).
Annual rainfall: 919mm (36.2 inches).



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