Asheville

Asheville is in the state of North Carolina. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 68,889.

The city is a part of the Asheville metro area. It is the the seat of Buncombe county. It has an area of 40.9 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 35°36'03" north and 82°33'15" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 3702140.

University of North Carolina at Asheville and Asheville - Buncombe Technical Community College are in Asheville. Biltmore Estate and Thomas Wolfe House are local sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Interstate Highway 40 passes through Asheville.

The city has a humid subtropical climate with an annual precipitation of 47.07 inches. Winters are generally cool with moderate precipitation and summers are warm and rainy.

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