Raleigh, N.C.
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |||
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| State capital | |||
| City of Raleigh | |||
Downtown Raleigh in October 2008
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| Nickname(s): "City of Oaks" | |||
 Location in Wake County and the state of North Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 35°46′N 78°38′W / 35.767°N 78.633°WCoordinates: 35°46′N 78°38′W / 35.767°N 78.633°W | |||
| Country |
 United States |
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| State |
 North Carolina
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| Counties | Wake, Durham | ||
| Chartered | December 31, 1792 | ||
| Named for | Sir Walter Raleigh | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council–Manager | ||
| • Mayor | Nancy McFarlane (I) | ||
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| Area | |||
| • State capital | 144.8 sq mi (375 km2) | ||
| • Land | 142.8 sq mi (369 km2) | ||
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) | ||
| Population (2016 estimate) | |||
| • State capital | 451,066 (42nd) | ||
| • Density | 3,158.7/sq mi (1,170.04/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 1,012,994 | ||
| • MSA | 1,337,331 (44th) | ||
| • CSA | 2,117,103(29th) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Raleighite | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||
| ZIP code(s) | 27511, 27518, 27529, 27545, 27560, 27587, 27591, 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615, 27616, 27617, 27703 | ||
| Area code(s) | 919, 984 | ||
| FIPS code | 37-55000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1024242 | ||
| Major airport | RDU | ||
| Website | raleighnc |
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Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee) is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 142.8 square miles (370 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 451,066 as of July 1, 2015. It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle area, together with Durham (home of Duke University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The "Triangle" nickname originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located in Durham and Wake Counties, partway between the three cities and their universities. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had an estimated population of 1,214,516 in 2013.
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