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Atlanta (/ æ t ˈ l æ n t ə / ⓘ at-LAN-tə) [14] is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is the seat of Fulton County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring DeKalb County.
The climate of Atlanta and its metropolitan area is humid subtropical (Cfa) according to the Köppen classification, with four seasons including hot, humid summers and cool winters that are occasionally cold by the standards of the southern United States; the city and its immediate suburbs are located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8a, although the far northern suburbs begin to transition to ...
Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the sixth-largest in the United States, based on the July 1, 2023 metropolitan area population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Atlanta, largest city and metropolitan area Augusta, ... Augusta (GA–SC) 629,429 3 Savannah: 424,935 4 Columbus (GA–AL) 323,768 5 Macon: 236,074 6 Athens: 222,060 7
Georgia Public Radio reaches nearly all of Georgia (with the exception of the Atlanta area, which is served by WABE). WSB-TV in Atlanta is the state's oldest television station, having begun operations in 1948. WSB the first television service in Georgia, and the South. [151]
'Our Little Secret' Features a Big, Modern Farmhouse in Atlanta. Kelly Allen. November 27, 2024 at 5:30 AM. ... The Atlanta metro area, which is a go-to for TV and film production, ...
In the city of Atlanta, Ga. 53% of residents were born in Georgia, 19.1% elsewhere in the South, 18.6% outside the South and 8.0% in a foreign country. Although the foreign-born population in the city itself is low among large US cities and even compared to Atlanta's own metro area, it is high compared to other nearby Southern cities.
Atlanta claimed to be the country's busiest airport, with more than two million passengers passing through in 1957 and, between noon and 2 p.m. each day, it became the world's busiest airport. [23] (The April 1957 OAG shows 165 weekday departures from Atlanta, including 45 between 12:05 and 2:00 PM and 20 between 2:25 and 4:25 AM.)