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Place Name
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Towns County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Hiawassee
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Population
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6,754 (1990)
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Location
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Georgia, United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°55'N
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Longitude
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83°44'W
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Towns
, county (
172 sq mi/445 sq km; 1990 pop.
6,754), NE Ga., on N.C. state line;  Hiawassee; 34°55'N
83°44'W. In Chattahoochee Natl. Forest and the Blue Ridge, rising to
4,784 ft/1,458 m at Brasstown Bald; drained by
Hiwassee R., forming Chatuge L. (N). Mfg. (textiles, apparel). Agr.
(corn, hay, potatoes, fruit); cattle, hogs; lumber. Resort area. The
Appalachian Trail traverses E side of co. Formed 1856.
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