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Charlotte (/ˈʃɑːrlət/ SHAR-lət) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the seventh most populous city in the South, and the second most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the U.S. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 census-estimated population of 2,846,550.

Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. Residents are referred to as "Charlotteans".

Charlotte is home to the corporate headquarters of Bank of America, Truist Financial, and the east coast headquarters of Wells Fargo, which along with other financial institutions has made it the second-largest banking center in the United States. As of 2020, Charlotte was considered as a Gamma + level global city by the GaWC.

The suburb, which belongs to Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of Shanxi Province and at the western foot of the middle part of Taihang Mountain. It is located at latitude 37 °47 "38 °05" north and longitude 113 °19 "113 °43 'east. It is connected with Pingding County in the east and south, Shouyang County in the west and Yu County in the north, and surrounds the urban area and mining area of Yangquan City. The suburbs have jurisdiction over 4 towns and 4 townships, with a total area of 616.89 square kilometers and a resident population of 237000 (2012). In 2012, the GDP of suburban areas was 7.16589 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over 2011. The suburbs have the earliest existing tourist attractions such as the Guanwang Temple in Yuquan Mountain in the Song Dynasty, the Silver Garden Villa in the Qing Dynasty, and the former residence of the famous modern female writer Shi Pingmei.
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