<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 0332301 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> maconbibb.us </Td> </Tr> <P> Macon / ˈmeɪkən / (officially Macon--Bibb County) is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States . Macon lies near the geographic center of the state, approximately 85 miles (137 km) south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname "The Heart of Georgia ." </P> <P> Located near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, Macon is the county seat of Bibb County and had a 2014 estimated population of 153,691 . Macon is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 231,259 in 2014 . Macon is also the largest city in the Macon--Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area (CSA), a larger trading area with an estimated 417,473 residents in 2014; the CSA abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area just to the north . </P>

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