Coweta County | |
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Coordinates: 33°21′N 84°46′W / 33.35°N 84.76°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
Founded | 1826 |
Seat | Newnan |
Largest city | Newnan |
Area | |
• Total | 446 sq mi (1,160 km2) |
• Land | 441 sq mi (1,140 km2) |
• Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 1.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 146,158 |
• Density | 327/sq mi (126/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | coweta.ga.us |
Coweta County /kaʊˈiːtə/ is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 146,158.[1] The county seat is Newnan.[2]
Coweta County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan statistical area.