Nashville, TN

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Nickname: Music City

Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°10′00″N, 86°47′00″W
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Davidson County
Founded: 1779
Incorporated: 1806
Government
- Mayor Bill Purcell (D)
Area
- City 526.1 sq mi (1,362.5 km²)
- Land 502.2 sq mi (1,300.8 km²)
- Water 23.9 sq mi (61.8 km²)
Elevation 597 ft (182 m)
Population (2005)[1][2]
- City 607,413
- Density 1,145.5/sq mi (442.2/km²)
- Metro 1,498,836
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 37201–37250
Website: http://www.nashville.gov/
Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee after Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health care, music, publishing, and transportation industries.

Nashville has a consolidated city-county government which includes seven smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The population of Nashville-Davidson County stood at 607,413 as of 2005,[1][2] according to United States Census Bureau estimates. The 2005 population of the entire 13-county Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,498,836,[3] making it the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state.

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