page_title: Seattle metropolitan area
section_title: Cities
hierarchical_section_title: Seattle metropolitan area / Cities
caption_attribution_description: Downtown Seattle, Washington and the Bainbridge Island ferry. During the past few decades many high rises have gone up.
context_page_description: The Seattle metropolitan area is an urban conglomeration known for its tech enclave in the U.S. state of Washington that includes Seattle, its surrounding satellites, and suburbs. It includes the three most populous counties in the state—King, Snohomish, and Pierce—and is considered a component of the greater Puget Sound region. The United States Census Bureau defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. With an estimated population of 3,979,845 as of 2019, it is the 15th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, with almost half of Washington's population.
context_section_description: Major
  Seattle
  Tacoma
  Bellevue
  Everett
  Other
  Arlington
  Auburn
  Bainbridge Island
  Beaux Arts Village
  Bonney Lake
  Bothell
  Bremerton
  Brier
  Buckley
  Burien
  Covington
  Des Moines
  Duvall
  Enumclaw
  Edmonds
  Federal Way
  Gig Harbor
  Gold Bar
  Granite Falls
  Issaquah
  Kenmore
  Kent
  Kirkland
  Lake Forest Park
  Lake Stevens
  Lakewood
  Lynnwood
  Maple Valley
  Marysville
  Mercer Island
  Mill Creek
  Monroe
  Mountlake Terrace
  Mount Vernon
  Mukilteo
  Newcastle
  Normandy Park
  Orting
  Puyallup
  Poulsbo
  Redmond
  Renton
  Sammamish
  SeaTac
  Shoreline
  Silverdale
  Snohomish
  Stanwood
  Sultan
  Sumner
  Tukwila
  Woodinville
  Woodway
caption: Seattle
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