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'''Nashville''' is the capital of Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee, although its Metropolitan Statistical Area population exceeds that of Memphis. It is located on the [[Cumberland River]] in [[Davidson County]], in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health care, [[music]], [[publishing]], banking and transportation industries.
'''Nashville''' is the capital of Tennessee and home to the state's most beautiful municipal parks, the [[Percy and Edwin Warner Parks]]. It is also the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee, although its Metropolitan Statistical Area population exceeds that of Memphis. It is located on the [[Cumberland River]] in [[Davidson County]], in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health care, [[music]], [[publishing]], banking and transportation industries.
Nashville has a consolidated city-county government which includes seven smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The population of '''Nashville-Davidson County''' stood at 613,856 as of 2006, according to United States Census Bureau estimates. The 2006 population of the entire 13-county Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,486,695, making it the largest and fastest-growing [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] in the state.
Nashville has a consolidated city-county government which includes seven smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The population of '''Nashville-Davidson County''' stood at 613,856 as of 2006, according to United States Census Bureau estimates. The 2006 population of the entire 13-county Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,486,695, making it the largest and fastest-growing [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] in the state.