Spokane is a city located in
the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest
city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the
metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region. It is also the fourth
largest city and metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region, after
Seattle, Vancouver (Canada), and Portland (Oregon). Spokane is also the largest
city between Seattle and Minneapolis. The city is located on the Spokane River
in Eastern Washington, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border,
approximately