# Charlanta

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Charlanta Megaregion
| settlement_type    = [Megaregion of the United States](/source/Megaregions_of_the_United_States)
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| image1             = Charlotte Skyline 2011 - Ricky W.jpg
| image2             = Atlanta Skyline from Buckhead.jpg
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| image_caption      = '''Charlotte''' (top) and '''Atlanta''' (bottom)
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = State(s)
| subdivision_name1  = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state))<br />[North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina)<br />[South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina)
| subdivision_type2  = Major Cities
| subdivision_name2  = [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta)<br />[Charlotte](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina)<br />[Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina)
| population_total   = 22,000,000
| official_name      = 
}}

'''Charlanta''' is one of the [Megaregions of the United States](/source/Megaregions_of_the_United_States), and is part of the [Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion](/source/Piedmont_Atlantic_Megaregion). Extending along the [I-85 Corridor](/source/I-85_Corridor), the region stretches from [Charlotte](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina) to [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta).  With more than $1 trillion in economic output, it is considered one of the 12 regional powerhouses that drive the [economy of the United States](/source/economy_of_the_United_States).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/morning-edition/2014/03/char-lanta-among-nations-12-regional-powerhouses.html|title='Char-lanta' among nation's 12 regional powerhouses driving the U.S. economy|first=Rebecca|last=Troyer|newspaper=Charlotte Business Journal|date=March 13, 2014 |access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref><ref name="CityLab 2014">{{Cite web |last=Florida |first=Richard |date=March 12, 2014 |title=The Dozen Regional Powerhouses Driving the U.S. Economy |url=http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/03/dozen-regional-powerhouses-driving-us-economy/8575/ |access-date=2019-06-08 |website=CityLab |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415192726/http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/03/dozen-regional-powerhouses-driving-us-economy/8575/ |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Based on projections, this region's urban areas will "expand 165%, from 17,800&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in 2009 to 47,500&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in 2060,"<ref name="Collazo">{{Cite journal|last1=Collazo|first1=Jaime A.|last2=McKerrow|first2=Alexa|last3=Dunn|first3=Robert R.|last4=Belyea|first4=Curtis|last5=Costanza|first5=Jennifer|last6=Terando|first6=Adam J.|date=2014-07-23|title=The Southern Megalopolis: Using the Past to Predict the Future of Urban Sprawl in the Southeast U.S|journal=PLOS ONE|language=en|volume=9|issue=7|article-number=e102261|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0102261|pmid=25054329|issn=1932-6203|pmc=4108351|bibcode=2014PLoSO...9j2261T |doi-access=free}}</ref> ultimately connecting the [urban sprawl](/source/urban_sprawl) of Atlanta and Charlotte.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/behold-the-sprawl-of-2060-when-atlanta-and-charlotte-finally-converge/|title=Behold the sprawl of 2060, when Atlanta and Charlotte finally converge|last=Burns|first=Rebecca|date=2014-07-25|website=Atlanta Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> Researchers have expressed concern that this urban development will create a warmer climate along the corridor and increase flood risks in the region.<ref name="Collazo" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Debbage|first1=Neil|last2=Shepherd|first2=J. M.|date=2018|title=The Influence of Urban Development Patterns on Streamflow Characteristics in the Charlanta Megaregion|journal=Water Resources Research|language=en|volume=54|issue=5|pages=3728–3747|doi=10.1029/2017WR021594|bibcode=2018WRR....54.3728D |issn=1944-7973|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;left:90px"
|-
! Rank !! align=center |Primary statistical area !! Anchor city!!Population (2020 Census) !! State(s)
|-
| 1 ||align=left | [Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs](/source/Atlanta_Metropolitan_Area) || [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta) || '''6,930,423'''|| [GA](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state))
|-
| 2 ||align=left | [Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia](/source/Charlotte_metropolitan_area) || [Charlotte](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina) || '''2,846,550''' || [NC](/source/North_Carolina) / [SC](/source/South_Carolina)
|-
| 3 ||align=left | [Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson](/source/Upstate_South_Carolina) || [Greenville](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina) || '''1,487,610''' || [SC](/source/South_Carolina)
|}

==References==
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Category:Geography of Atlanta
Category:Geography of Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:Geography of Greenville, South Carolina
Category:Megapolitan areas of the United States

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