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Atlanta, Georgia
counties and cities
The city of Atlanta is presently the capital of the
state of Georgia in the United States of America.
Georgia itself has many counties and cities aside
from Atlanta.
Georgia
Counties
There are presently 159 counties in the state of
Georgia. The 1st 10 of the 159 counties
are: Screven, Washington, Bulloch, Emanuel, Camden,
Charlton, Laurens, Clinch, Burke, Ware. The next 10
are: Thomas, Colquitt, Worth, McIntosh, Glynn,
Liberty, Coffee, Decatur, Chatham, and Wayne.
Dodge, Carroll, Meriwether, Lowndes, Appling,
Mitchell, Early, Floyd, Jefferson, and Fulton come
next. Grady, Stewart, Bartow, Harris, Wilkes,
Hancock, Effingham, Tattnall, Sumter and Brooks are
other Georgia counties.
Among all the Georgia counties, Ware has the
biggest area of coverage, with 906.6 square miles
under its jurisdiction.
Georgia
cities
Cities in Georgia are divided into three
categories: the bigger cities (which have over 6000
residents each); the smaller cities (which have 1000
to 6000 residents apiece); and the small cities
(which each have less than 1000 residents.) Atlanta
alone is spread out over 10 counties, and
encompasses almost 60 cities.
Regions
of Georgia
The state of Georgia is subdivided into 12 major
regions which have their respective counties under
their jurisdiction. For example, under Region 1 can
be found Bartow County, Catoosa County, Chattooga
County, and Dade County (among others.)
Government
of Georgia
The administration of the whole of Georgia is split
between the local government, the state government
and the federal government. Under the local
government can be found local government agencies
such as: the Georgia Municipal Association; the
Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center; the
Central Savannah River Area Regional Development
Center; the Atlanta Regional Commission; and the
Association County Commissioners of Georgia.
The state government of Georgia is
composed of three main agencies: the Executive, the
Judicial, and the Legislature. Under the Executive
branch of state government are certain government
officials such as the Secretary of State, the Office
of the Lt. Governor, and the Office of the Governor.
The Judicial branch of state government covers the
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