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Olympia
Capital city of Washington, United States

Olympia

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S.

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state of Washington. The population was 55,605 at the 2020 census, while the Olympia metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 300,000 residents. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County and anchors the South Puget Sound region of western Washington, 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Seattle.

How locals move

Getting around Olympia the local way

  • Get inOlympia Regional Airport, in neighboring Tumwater, offers private and charter flights.

From Wikivoyage: Olympia (Washington), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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