What is "chewelah"

Population (2000): 2186
Housing Units (2000): 1004
Land area (2000): 2.942314 sq. miles (7.620559 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.942314 sq. miles (7.620559 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12140
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 48.280442 N, 117.722927 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 99109
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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