Editing Darien, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Darien is located on the southern edge of McIntosh County at {{coord|31|22|16|N|81|25|51|W|type:city}} (31.371134, −81.430742).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the south by the [[Altamaha River]], {{convert|10|mi|0}} upstream (west) from its mouth at the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The city is sited on a low bluff overlooking the Darien River, a tidal channel that reaches the Atlantic at Doboy Sound north of the Altamaha.

[[U.S. Route 17]] passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Eulonia, Georgia|Eulonia]] and south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]]. [[Interstate 95]] passes through the west side of the city limits, with access from Exit 49 ([[Georgia State Route 250|State Route 250]]). I-95 leads north {{convert|62|mi}} to [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] and south {{convert|78|mi}} to [[Jacksonville, Florida]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|24.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|21.2|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|2.9|sqmi}}, or 11.94%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>