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is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,999. Census estimates of 2007 indicate a population of 49,534.
Smyrna is one of the closest suburbs to Atlanta, located near the northern intersection of I-285 and I-75, which is the site of Cumberland and the Cobb Galleria. It is also near Vinings, Marietta, and Mableton, Sandy Springs and the affluent Buckhead district of Atlanta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36.1 km²), of which, 13.9 square miles (36.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.
Smyrna is located about northwest of Atlanta, Georgia and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
The city's official symbol is the jonquil (a flower). Known as the "Jonquil City", it derives this name from the thousands of jonquils that flourish in gardens and along the streets in early spring.
The general terrain of the area is characteristic of the Piedmont region of Georgia, characterized by hills with broad ridges, sloping uplands, and relatively narrow valleys. Smyrna sits at an altitude of about above sea level.