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Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, its population was 243,231.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/53/53077.html )〕 The county seat and largest city is Yakima.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was formed out of Ferguson County on January 21, 1865 and is named for Yakama tribe of Native Americans. Ferguson County, no longer in existence, had been created from Walla Walla County on January 23, 1863.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5380 )〕
Yakima County comprises the Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Yakama Indian Reservation, the 15th largest reservation in America, covers 1,573 mi² (4,074 km²),〔(HistoryLink.org: ''Yakima County – Thumbnail History'' )〕 comprising 36% of the county's total area. Its population was 31,799 in 2000, and its largest city is Toppenish.
==Geography==
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. Yakima County is the second-largest county in Washington by land area and third-largest by total area. Yakima County is also widely known for being one of the most difficult places on earth to predict weather, because of the mountains that surround it. The total area covered by the county is larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined.〔List of U.S. states and territories by area〕 The highest point in the county is Mount Adams, which is the second tallest peak in Washington and the third tallest in the entire Cascade Range.
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