Seattle is the largest inland city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Seattle ( [ siˈætəl ] ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States and the seat of King County , Washington . With an estimated 704,352 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America . The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named `` Seattle '' in 1852 , after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes . Seattle -- Tacoma International Airport ( Sea-Tac Airport or Sea-Tac ) [ ˈsiːtæk ] is the largest airport in the Pacific Northwest region of the North America and eight-busiest airport in the United States .