DeKalb County

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DeKalb County is a populous county in the Atlanta metropolitan area of Georgia, known for its diverse communities, major transportation corridors, and institutions such as Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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DeKalb County School District 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
borders Clayton County, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Henry County, Georgia
Newton County, Georgia
Rockdale County, Georgia
containsCensusDesignatedPlace Belvedere Park, Georgia
Gresham Park, Georgia
North Druid Hills, Georgia
Panthersville, Georgia
Redan, Georgia
Scottdale, Georgia
containsCity Avondale Estates, Georgia
Brookhaven, Georgia
Chamblee, Georgia
Clarkston, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia
Doraville, Georgia
Dunwoody, Georgia
Lithonia, Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Tucker, Georgia
containsInstitution Agnes Scott College
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
surface form: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters

Emory University
Georgia State University
surface form: Georgia State University Perimeter College
containsPark Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
Stone Mountain, Georgia
surface form: Stone Mountain Park
containsTransportationCorridor Interstate 20 NERFINISHED
Interstate 285 NERFINISHED
Interstate 85 NERFINISHED
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
surface form: MARTA rail lines

U.S. Route 78 NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governmentType county commission
hasCharacteristic major suburban and urban communities
racially diverse population
hasCountySeat Decatur, Georgia
isPartOf Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
surface form: Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta metropolitan statistical area
largestCity Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
locatedIn Atlanta urban area
surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area

Georgia
namedAfter Johann de Kalb
region Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
surface form: Metro Atlanta
state Georgia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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this entity surface form: DeKalb County School District
Atlanta partlyIn DeKalb County