central Washington

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geographic region region

Central Washington is a region in the middle of the U.S. state of Washington known for its agricultural production, semi-arid climate, and mix of rural communities and growing urban centers.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Central Washington	3
south-central Washington	3

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ region ⓘ
agriculturalProduct	apples ⓘ cherries ⓘ hops ⓘ pears ⓘ wine grapes ⓘ
borders	Cascade Range ⓘ eastern Washington ⓘ surface form: Eastern Washington Puget Sound region ⓘ surface form: Western Washington
climateType	semi-arid ⓘ
contains	Columbia Plateau ⓘ surface form: Columbia Basin Kittitas Valley ⓘ Wenatchee Valley ⓘ Yakima Valley ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCharacteristic	continental climate influences ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	dairy farming ⓘ food processing ⓘ fruit growing ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ wine production ⓘ
hasHigherEducationInstitution	Central Washington University ⓘ Wenatchee Valley College ⓘ Yakima Valley College ⓘ
knownFor	agricultural production ⓘ growing urban centers ⓘ orchards ⓘ rural communities ⓘ vineyards ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
majorCity	Ellensburg ⓘ Kennewick, Washington ⓘ surface form: Kennewick Moses Lake, Washington ⓘ surface form: Moses Lake Pasco ⓘ Richland, Washington ⓘ surface form: Richland Wenatchee, Washington ⓘ surface form: Wenatchee Yakima ⓘ
partOf	Inland Northwest ⓘ
rainShadowOf	Cascade Range ⓘ
transportationCorridor	Interstate 82 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 90 ⓘ U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 97 NERFINISHED ⓘ
traversedBy	Columbia River ⓘ Wenatchee River ⓘ Yakima River ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Electric City, Washington → isInRegion → central Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Washington

Ephrata → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

Grant County, Washington → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

Horse Heaven Hills → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: south-central Washington

Klickitat County, Washington → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: south-central Washington

Moses Lake, Washington → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Washington

Soap Lake, Washington → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

Washington's 4th congressional district → locatedIn → central Washington ⓘ

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge → locatedInRegion → central Washington ⓘ

Douglas County, Washington → locatedInRegion → central Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Washington

Hanford Reach National Monument → locatedInRegion → central Washington ⓘ

this entity surface form: south-central Washington