Atlanta

Atlanta
State capital of Georgia
City of Atlanta
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Nicknames:  The City in a Forest, ATL, The A, Hotlanta, The Gate City, Hollywood of the South (See also Nicknames of Atlanta)
Motto(s):  Resurgens (Latin for Rising again, alluding to the myth of the phoenix bird)
Interactive map of Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°44′56″N 84°23′24″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Fulton, DeKalb
Terminus	1837 (1837)
Marthasville	1843 (1843)
City of Atlanta	December 29, 1847 (1847-12-29)
Government
• Mayor	Andre Dickens (D)
• Body	Atlanta City Council
Area
• 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)
Population  (2020)
• State capital of Georgia	498,715
• Rank	36th in the United States 1st 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
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