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Atlanta

Georgia, United States

Also known as: Marthasville, Terminus

Written by J.E. Luebering

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jan 9, 2025 • Article History

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Atlanta, city, capital (1868) of Georgia, U.S., and seat (1853) of Fulton county (but also partly in DeKalb county). It lies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwestern part of the state, just southeast of the Chattahoochee River. Atlanta is Georgia’s largest city and the principal trade and transportation center of the southeastern United States. It is the core of an extensive metropolitan area that includes 20 counties and cities such as Decatur, East Point, and Marietta. Pop. (2010) 420,003; Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta Metro Area, 5,268,860; (2020) 498,715; Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta Metro Area, 6,089,815. Atlanta owes its existence ...(100 of 1587 words)

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