University District

The University District, or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast . UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Also known as: “U District” and “University District, Seattle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and Henry Art Gallery.

Museum
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The is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in . It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.

Museum
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The is the contemporary art museum of the University of Washington in . It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.

Library
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The University Branch of Seattle Public Library is located at 5009 Roosevelt Way NE in , , United States. It is one of the city's oldest library branches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallingford and Eastlake.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in north central , lying on a hill above the north shore of about four miles from the . The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of the University of Washington to the east.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , so named because of its location on the eastern shore of . Its main thoroughfare is Avenue E, which runs from Howell Street at the northeast corner of north over the to the University District, where it connects to Roosevelt Way N.E. and 11th Avenue N.E. is situated 1½ miles south of University District.

Neighborhood
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or Tangletown is the part of 's neighborhood that lies north of N 50th Street, near . Of note are its "K streets": Kensington, Kenwood, Keystone, and Kirkwood Places N.

University District

Latitude
47.6613° or 47° 39′ 41″ north
Longitude
-122.31315° or 122° 18′ 47″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
84VVMM6P+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 977967666
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7153937
Wiki­data ID
Q2001177
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“University District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة الجامعة”
  • Basque: “University District”
  • Chinese: “大学区”
  • Chinese: “大學區”
  • Chinese: “西雅图大学区”
  • Chinese: “西雅圖大學區”
  • Dutch: “University District”
  • French: “University District”
  • German: “University District”
  • Greek: “Γιου Ντίστρικτ”
  • Greek: “Γιουνιβέρσιτι Ντίστρικτ”
  • Greek: “Πανεπιστημιακή Συνοικία”
  • Hebrew: “סיאטל/אזור אוניברסיטת וושינגטון”
  • Italian: “University District”
  • Japanese: “ユニバーシティ・ディストリクト (シアトル)”
  • Japanese: “ユニバーシティ・ディストリクト”
  • Spanish: “University District”
  • Urdu: “یونیورسٹی ڈسٹرکٹ، سیئٹل”
  • Welsh: “University District”

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