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Map of the United States with Georgia highlighted. Georgia is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2010 United States census, Georgia was the 8th most populous state with 9,688,681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 57,513.49 square miles (148,959.3 km 2) of land. [1]
Georgia is vulnerable to hurricanes, though the coast rarely experiences a direct hurricane strike. Georgia has 536 cities in 159 counties and 14 congressional districts. 152 of the 159 counties in the state are governed by a commission of between three and eleven commissioners while the other seven are overseen by a single commissioner. [5]
List of cities and towns in Georgia may refer to: List of cities and towns in Georgia (country) List of cities and towns in Georgia (U.S. state) See also.
Atlanta, located in north-central Georgia at the Eastern Continental Divide, has been Georgia's capital city since 1868. It is the most populous city in Georgia, with a 2020 U.S. census population of just over 498,000. [44] The state has seventeen cities with populations over 50,000, based on official 2020 U.S. census data. [44]
The main article for this category is List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) See also categories Towns in Georgia (U.S. state), Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state), Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
The U.S. Census Bureau lists fourteen metropolitan areas (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) and four trading areas (Combined Statistical Areas) in the U.S. state of Georgia. The tables below include the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent population estimates (2023; released March 14, 2024). [1]
Map showing relationship of North Georgia mountains to the Blue Ridge Mountain and the Appalachian mountain system Northeast Georgia is a region of Georgia in the United States . The northern part is also in the North Georgia mountains or Georgia mountain region , while the southern part (east of metro Atlanta ) is still hilly but much flatter ...
Gwinnett County (/ ɡ w ɪ ˈ n ɛ t / gwih-NEHT) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. [2] It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, being located about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Atlanta city limits.