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Asheville is
the county seat of Buncombe County, in Western North Carolina.
Asheville lies in the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the junction of
the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers. It has a mild climate and
is built on an uneven plateau at an elevation of about 2,200
feet (670 meters). Asheville is the eastern gateway to Great
Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cherokee Indian Reservation
and The Blue Ridge Parkway.
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