Located on the Chattahoochee River on the western border of Georgia, not far from the Alabama city of Phenix City, Columbus is Georgia's third largest city. It's the county seat of Muscogee County and, like Augusta, forms a consolidated city-county. Columbus was named after the world-famous explorer of the same name and was founded in 1828.

This city covers an area of 220.8 square miles and has an estimated population of 194,000 people. Columbus is known as a key transport hub for the state of Georgia, having close ties with Alabama and being just 100 miles away from Atlanta. The city is also known as a key tourism site, with many museums and historical landmarks, along with the Chattahoochee River which is very popular for whitewater rafting and kayaking.

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