The city of Atlanta Georgia

The City of Atlanta

Where is Atlanta?• Atlanta is a city found in Georgia, The United States Of

America. It is located 33.75 latitude and -84.39 longitude and it is situated at elevation 336 meters above sea level.• Atlanta has a population of 420,003 making it the

biggest city in Georgia.

Origin of Atlanta • Atlanta was named by J. Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer

of the Georgia Railroad. Mr. Thomson gave varying stories about how he came up with the name, but our personal favorite is that the city was named for former Governor Wilson Lumpkin's daughter's. Her middle name was Atalanta, after the fleet-footed goddess.

Sports• Atlanta is home to the Atlanta Braves baseball team,

Atlanta Falcons football team, Atlanta Dream WNBA team, Atlanta Hawks NBA team, and more.

Famous people from Atlanta

Fun facts about Atlanta • Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the

Centennial Olympic Park remains a centerpiece in the city. • Grant Park's Zoo Atlanta houses the country's largest

populations of both gorillas and orangutans. • This city went through four names—Terminus,

Thrasherville, Marthasville, and Atlantica-Pacifica, respectively—before it was dubbed Atlanta.• There are more than 50 streets in the greater Atlanta

area with the name Peachtree.• The Varsity doles out approximately 3 million servings of

Coca-Cola each year.

Famous places in Atlanta

Colleges and Universities in Atlanta