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Savannah (/səˈvænə/ sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. It is in the southeastern part of the state. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later became the first state capital of Georgia.[6] It was a port city of great importance in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War.[7] Savannah is now an industrial center and a key Atlantic seaport. As of the 2020 U.S Census, it had a population of 147,780.[8] This makes it Georgia's fifth-largest city. Sp Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's third-largest, had a 2020 population of 404,798.[4]
Savannah | |
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Nickname: "The Hostess City of the South" | |
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Coordinates: 32°04′52″N 81°05′28″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Chatham |
Established | February 12, 1733; 291 years ago (1733-02-12) |
Founded by | James Oglethorpe |
Named for | Savannah River |
Government | |
• Mayor | Van R. Johnson (D) |
• City Manager | Joseph Melder |
Area | |
• City | 113.27 sq mi (293.36 km2) |
• Land | 108.50 sq mi (281.01 km2) |
• Water | 4.77 sq mi (12.35 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 147,780 |
• Rank | 185th in the United States 5th in Georgia |
• Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
• Urban | 309,466 (US: 132nd)[3] |
• Urban density | 1,503.4/sq mi (580.5/km2) |
• Metro | 404,798 (US: 135th) |
Demonym | Savannahian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 31401–31499 |
Area code | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-69000[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 0322590[2] |
Website | www.savannahga.gov |
Savannah is a major tourist attraction. It is visited by millions each year, wanting to see its cobblestone streets, green areas, and notable historic buildings. These buildings of note involve: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA), the Georgia Historical Society (the oldest continually operating historical society in the South), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third-oldest synagogue in the U.S.), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing post-war rail facility in the U.S. and now a museum and visitor center).[6][9]
Savannah's downtown area, which consists of the Savannah Historic District, its 22 parklike squares, and the Savannah Victorian Historic District, is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (Chosen by the federal government in 1966).[6] Downtown Savannah largely continues the founder James Oglethorpe's original town plan, a design now known as the Oglethorpe Plan.
During the 1996 Summer Olympics hosted by Atlanta, Savannah held sailing competitions in the nearby Wassaw Sound.