Wenatchee ( ) is a city located in north-central
Washington and is the largest city and
county seat of
Chelan County,
Washington,
United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925. In 2014, the Office of Financial Management estimated the population at 33,070. Located at the confluence of the
Columbia and
Wenatchee rivers near the eastern foothills of the
Cascade Range, Wenatchee lies on the western side of the Columbia River, across from the city of
East Wenatchee. The
Columbia River forms the boundary between Chelan and
Douglas County. Wenatchee is the principal city of the "Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington
Metropolitan Statistical Area", which encompasses all of Chelan and
Douglas counties (total population around 110,884). However, the 'Wenatchee Valley Area' generally refers to the land between
Rocky Reach and
Rock Island Dam on both banks of the Columbia, which includes
East Wenatchee,
Rock Island, and
Malaga.