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Place Name
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Appling County
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Pronunciation
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AP-ling
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Baxley
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Population
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15,744 (1990)
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Location
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Georgia, United States, North America
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Latitude
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31°45'N
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Longitude
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82°17'W
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Appling
(AP-ling), county (
514 sq mi/1,331 sq km; 1990 pop.
15,744), SE Ga.,  Baxley; 31°45'N 82°17'W. Bounded NE by
Altamaha R., SW by Little Satilla R. Coastal plain agr. (tobacco, corn,
peanuts, soybeans, cotton; cattle, hogs, poultry); timber. Nuclear
power plants: Hatch 1 (initial criticality Sept. 12, 1974; max.
dependable capacity of 741 MWe) and Hatch 2 (initial criticality Sept.
22, 1978; max. dependable capacity of 761 MWe) are
11 mi/18 km N of Baxley. Use cooling water
from the Altamaha R. Formed 1818.
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