Asheville
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Asheville is a city in North Carolina that serves as the county seat of Buncombe County, meaning it's the primary governmental and administrative center for the county. As a county seat, it hosts the county's main courts, government offices, and other administrative functions that serve the surrounding region.
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Asheville (/ˈæʃ.vɪl/ ASH-vill) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populous city in Western North Carolina and the state's 11th-most populous city with a population of 94,589 at the 2020 census. The four-county Asheville metropolitan area has an estimated 422,000 residents.
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