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Place Name
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Alpharetta
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Pronunciation
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al-fuh-RET-uh
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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13,002 (1990)
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Location
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Fulton County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°04'N
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Longitude
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84°16'W
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Alpharetta
(al-fuh-RET-uh), city (1990 pop. 13,002), Fulton
co., NW central Ga., 22 mi/35 km NNE of
Altanta; 34°04'N 84°16'W. Mfg. includes fiber optic cable and
circuit boards, concrete, packaging materials, tools, and medical
prods. Rapidly expanding affluent suburban community on
Atlanta's burgeoning N side. Regional mall, golf communities, and
mixed-use office and commerical facilities rapidly
transformed the former rural landscape in the 1980s and 1990s. Large
concentration of executive housing near Chattahoochee R.
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