West Georgia (region)
West Georgia | |
|---|---|
Region | |
Downtown Columbus | |
West Georgia highlighted in green | |
Location of Georgia within the United States | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Largest city | Columbus |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 368,953 |
| Demonym | West Georgian |
| Website | georgia |
West Georgia is a sixteen-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia, bordering Alabama. Encompassing a portion of the Southern Rivers, West Georgia is anchored by Columbus, the state's second-largest city by population; its metropolitan statistical area, as of 2020, was Georgia's fourth-most populous metropolitan area. Tabulating the region's counties, West Georgia had a 2020 US census population of 368,953.