Savannah is the county seat of Chatham County and the oldest city in Georgia, USA. The city was established in 1733, becoming the colonial capital of the Georgia Province and later on the first capital of Georgia. Today, Savannah is a strategic port city, industrial center and a very important Atlantic seaport. The Hostess City of the South, as Savannah is known between locals, is the fifth largest city in Georgia and situated on the Savannah River, from whom it was named after, at about 20 mi / 32 km upriver from the Atlantic Ocean.