Cherokee, North Carolina

Cherokee, North Carolina ᏣᎳᎩ (Cherokee), ᎡᎳᏬᏗ (Elawodi)
Census-designated place
Tsalagi Road in Cherokee
Motto(s):  "Trails of Legends and Adventures"
Coordinates: 35°28′37″N 83°19′13″W / 35.47694°N 83.32028°W / 35.47694; -83.32028
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Swain and Jackson
Area [1]
• Total	12.07 sq mi (31.26 km2)
• Land	12.07 sq mi (31.26 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,991 ft (607 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,195
• Density	181.84/sq mi (70.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28719
Area code	828
FIPS code	37-12140
Website	visitcherokeenc.com

Cherokee /ˈtʃɛrəkˌiː/^[2] (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: Tsalagi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in North Carolina. It is in the Qualla Boundary area.^[3] Cherokee is located near the intersection of U.S. Routes 19 and 441. It had a population of 2,195 at the 2020 census. It is the capital of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The town is also a place that people like to go to on vacation. It has a lot of campgrounds, motels, and hotels for visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with a major entrance to the park in the town. It is connected to Gatlinburg, Tennessee by U.S. Route 441. Cherokee is the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Oconaluftee River is a place people go to for water sports. The Oconaluftee Indian Village has the outdoor drama Unto These Hills, which a lot of people liked.

1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ↑ "Cherokee". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
3. ↑ "Qualla Boundary | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved August 27, 2020.