Geography
South Bend is located at 46°39′49″N 123°48′4″W / 46.66361°N 123.80111°W / 46.66361; -123.80111 (46.663477, -123.801176) on the Willapa river.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (17.35%) is water.
South Bend is the Oyster Capital of the World.
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