Georgia capital city usa. Atlanta has a metropolitan population of about 57 million people. This is a list of united states state capital citieseach city is the center of government for a state in the united states in the capitol building. Washington dc has been the federal capital city of the united states since 1800.
On december 5 1877 voters across georgia reaffirmed atlanta as the capital city of georgia by a vote of 99147 to 55201. Savannah georgia capital of the province of georgia one of the thirteen colonies of british america. The georgia state capitol is an architecturally and historically significant building in atlanta georgia united statesthe building has been named a national historic landmark which is listed on the national register of historic placesas the primary office building of georgias government the capitol houses the offices of the governor lieutenant governor and secretary of state on the.
In country of georgia. Capital of georgia may refer to. The georgia state capitol building.
State has its own capital city as do many of its insular areasmost states have not changed their capital city. 1 the main article for this category is list of municipalities in georgia us. Georgia d r d e is a state in the southeastern region of the united statesgeorgia is the 24th largest in area and 8th most populous of the 50 united statesgeorgia is bordered to the north by tennessee and north carolina to the northeast by south carolina to the southeast by the atlantic ocean to the south by florida and to the west by alabama.
Previously milledgeville served as georgias state capital. Two years later in 1879 the legislature accepted atlantas proposal and selected the city hall as the site for the new capitol. State of georgia metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the office of management and budget.
This is a list of capital cities of the united states including places that serve or have served as federal state insular area territorial colonial and native american capitals. The capital city with the fewest people is montpelier vermont while the capital city with the most people is phoenix arizona. Atlanta has been the capital of georgia since 1868.