Tennessee
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Tennessee is a U.S. state with FIPS state code 47 and capital Nashville.

## Administrative divisions

Tennessee is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 47[^uscb2023]. The state is divided into counties and municipalities.

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 47[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Nashville[^enwiki]
- Population: about 7,126,489 (2023 estimate)[^enwiki]
- Area: 109,247 km²[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1796[^enwiki]
- Time zones: Eastern and Central (standard time UTC−5/UTC−6)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-TN[^enwiki]

## Geography

- Coordinates: 35.858, -86.3505

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Shelby County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-shelby-county.html), [Davidson County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-davidson-county.html), [Hamilton County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-hamilton-county.html), [Knox County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-knox-county.html), [Rutherford County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-rutherford-county.html).

Major cities: [Nashville](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-nashville.html), [Memphis](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-memphis.html), [Knoxville](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-knoxville.html), [Chattanooga](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-chattanooga.html).

Updated: 2026-10-30

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Shelby County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-shelby-county.html
- Contains places: Davidson County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-davidson-county.html
- Contains places: Hamilton County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-hamilton-county.html
- Contains places: Knox County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-knox-county.html
- Contains places: Rutherford County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-rutherford-county.html
- Contains places: Nashville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-nashville.html
- Contains places: Knoxville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-knoxville.html
- Contains places: Memphis https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-memphis.html
- Contains places: Chattanooga https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-chattanooga.html
- Contains places: Campbell County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-campbell-county.html
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Mentioned in:
- Adams https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-adams.html
- Adamsville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-adamsville.html
- Alamo https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-alamo.html
- Alcoa https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-alcoa.html
- Alexandria https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-alexandria.html
- Algood https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-algood.html
- Allardt https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-allardt.html
- Altamont https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-altamont.html
- Anderson County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-anderson-county.html
- Andersonville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tn-andersonville.html

Sources:
- Tennessee (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html