Query: Atlanta metropolitan area is located in north Florida.

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North Georgia (U.S. state) <=SEP=> North Georgia is the hilly to mountainous northern region of the U.S. state of Georgia . At the time of the arrival of settlers from Europe , it was inhabited largely by the Cherokee . The counties of north Georgia were often scenes of important events in the history of Georgia . It was the site of many American Civil War battles , including the Battle of Lookout Mountain and the Battle of Chickamauga , leading up to the Atlanta Campaign . Today , particularly in the northeast portion of the region , tourism sustains the local economy .   North Georgia encompasses the north Georgia mountains ( far northeast and northwest ) region of the state and the Atlanta metropolitan area , although the term is often used to describe only the region north of the metro area , especially in newscasts from the Atlanta media market ( which reach nearly all of the northern third of the state ) . To the south lies central Georgia , with upstate South Carolina to the east , western North Carolina to the northeast , east Tennessee to the north , and northeast Alabama to the west . Part of metropolitan Chattanooga extends into the far northwestern section of Georgia from Tennessee , while most of the rest of the region is tied to Atlanta-area mass media .   The highest of Georgia 's Appalachian Mountains are near the North Carolina border , including Brasstown Bald , the highest point in the state . The northwest contains part of the eastern Tennessee seismic zone , and small earthquakes have been felt as far away as Atlanta . The foothills gradually flatten out toward the south . Much of metro Atlanta is hilly as well , especially on the north and west .   Major rivers include the upper Chattahoochee River , upper Savannah River , Etowah River , far upper Flint River , upper Coosa River , and upper Oconee River . Smaller tributary rivers are the Little River , Chestatee River , Chattooga River , Tallulah River , Tugalo River , Oostanaula River , Coosawattee River , Cartecay River , Ellijay River , Conasauga River , Toccoa River , Sweetwater Creek , upper Tallapoosa River , upper Yellow River , Nottely River , and small headwaters of the far upper Hiawassee River and Little Tennessee River . Were it not for a 19th-century surveying error that failed to place the state 's northern border at exactly 35 ° N , it would also touch the Tennessee River .

Atlanta metropolitan area <=SEP=> Metro Atlanta , designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell , GA Metropolitan Statistical Area , is the most populous metro area in the US state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) in the United States . Its economic , cultural and demographic center is Atlanta , and it had a 2015 estimated population of 5.7 million people according to the U.S. Census Bureau . The metro area forms the core of a broader trading area , the Atlanta -- Athens-Clarke -- Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area . The Combined Statistical Area spans up to 39 counties in north Georgia and had an estimated 2015 population of 6.3 million people . Atlanta is considered an `` alpha world city '' . It is the third largest metropolitan region in the Census Bureau 's Southeast region behind Greater Washington and South Florida .

Atlanta <=SEP=> Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia , with an estimated 2016 population of 472,522 . Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area , home to 5,710,795 people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States . Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County , and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County .   In 1837 , Atlanta was founded at the intersection of two railroad lines , and the city rose from the ashes of the American Civil War to become a national center of commerce . In the decades following the Civil Rights Movement , the city earned a reputation as `` too busy to hate '' for the relatively progressive views of its citizens and leaders compared to other cities in the Deep South . Atlanta attained international prominence , and it became the primary transportation hub of the Southeastern United States , via highway , railroad , and air , with Hartsfield -- Jackson Atlanta International Airport being the world 's busiest airport since 1998 .   Atlanta rated an `` alpha - '' world city that exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , research , technology , education , media , art , and entertainment . It ranks 40th among world cities and 8th in the nation with a gross domestic product of $ 270 billion . Atlanta 's economy is considered diverse , with dominant sectors that include logistics , professional and business services , media operations , and information technology . Atlanta has topographic features that include rolling hills and dense tree coverage . Revitalization of Atlanta 's neighborhoods , initially spurred by the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta , has intensified in the 21st century , altering the city 's demographics , politics , and culture .