Atlanta, Georgia
City of Atlanta alt = Atlanta montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article. From top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Atlanta skyline seen from Old Fourth Ward , the Center for Civil and Human Rights , World of Coca-Cola , CNN Center , Ebenezer Baptist Church at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park , the Georgia State Capitol , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Midtown Atlanta skyline from Piedmont Park , Krog Street Tunnel , and Swan House at the Atlanta History Center
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Nicknames: Motto(s): Resurgens (Latin for Rising again , alluding to the myth of the phoenix bird)
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Coordinates: 33°44′56″N 84°23′24″W / 33.74889°N 84.39000°W / 33.74889; -84.39000 Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton , DeKalb Terminus 1837; 187 years ago (1837 ) Marthasville 1843; 181 years ago (1843 ) City of Atlanta December 29, 1847; 176 years ago (1847-12-29 ) • Mayor Andre Dickens (D ) • Body Atlanta City Council • State capital of Georgia 136.76 sq mi (354.22 km2 ) • Land 135.73 sq mi (351.53 km2 ) • Water 1.04 sq mi (2.68 km2 ) • Urban
2,553 sq mi (6,610 km2 ) • Metro
8,376 sq mi (21,690 km2 ) Elevation
738 to 1,050 ft (225 to 320 m) • State capital of Georgia 498,715 • Rank 38th in the United States1st in Georgia • Density 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2 ) • Urban
5,100,112 • Urban density 2,000/sq mi (770/km2 ) • Metro
6,104,803 (9th ) • Metro density 710.5/sq mi (274.32/km2 ) • CSA
6,976,171 (10th ) • Demonym
Atlantan Time zone UTC−5 (EST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−4 (EDT )ZIP Codes 30060, 30301–30322, 30324–30334, 30336–30350, 30340, 30353, 30363
Area codes 404 /678/470 /770 FIPS code 13-04000[ 8] GNIS feature ID0351615[ 9] Interstates Rapid transit Primary airport Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Website atlantaga .gov
Atlanta is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia . It is one of the South's largest cities. Atlanta is known as a major business city. It is the home of Coca-Cola Company , CNN , AT&T , and Home Depot , as well as many other Fortune 500 companies. Atlanta's airport, called Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, is the busiest airport in the world. Atlanta is near the center of Georgia and is on the Chattahoochee River .
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↑ "Because we're the only city easily identified by just one letter" . Creative Loafing . November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012 .
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↑ "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
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