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Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University (NC State) and is part of the Research Triangle together with Durham (home of Duke University and North Carolina Central University) and Chapel Hill (home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The name of the Research Triangle (often shortened to the "Triangle") originated after the 1959 creation of Research Triangle Park (RTP), located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and universities. The Triangle encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which had an estimated population of 2,037,430 in 2013. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 1,390,785 in 2019.

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Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, is an important central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, an experimental area for the comprehensive reform of the "two-oriented society" in China, an important grain production base in China, an important node city in the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and an important node city in the Yangtze River economic belt. Changsha is a comprehensive transportation hub, where Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway and Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway meet. Changsha is located in the north-east of Hunan Province, the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River and the western margin of Changsha Basin. The total area is 11819 square kilometers; it has jurisdiction over six districts, one county and two county-level cities; in 2018, the resident population is 8.1547 million, the urbanization rate is 77.59 percent, and the regional GDP is 1.100341 trillion yuan. The territory has great ups and downs, various geomorphological types and well-developed surface water system. The climate is mild, the four seasons are distinct, and the Xiangjiang River passes through the city. Changsha is the first country.
Airport In Changsha - Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Changsha Huanghua International Airport (Changsha Huanghua International Airport, IATA: CSX, ICAO: ZGHA, CAAC: HHA), located at No. 1 Airport City, Huanghua Town, Changsha County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, 23.5 kilometers west of Changsha city center, 4E It is a first-class international airport, one of the twelve major trunk line airports in China, an airport with international scheduled flights, a first-class air port open to the outside world, one of the top ten regional international aviation hubs in China, the gateway airport of China (Hunan) Free Trade Pilot Zone, Hunan Airlines Main operating base        .
On June 25, 1986, the construction of Changsha Huanghua Airport started   ; On August 29, 1989, Changsha Huanghua Airport was officially opened, and Changsha Datuopu Airport was converted into a military airport; in 1993, Changsha Huanghua Airport was officially renamed Changsha Huanghua International Airport; on July 19, 2011, Changsha Huanghua International Airport T2 Terminal opened   ; On January 1, 2016, Changsha Huanghua International Airport implemented a 72-hour visa-free transit policy for foreigners   ; On March 30, 2017, the second runway of Changsha Huanghua International Airport was opened; on May 16, 2018, the T1 terminal of Changsha Huanghua International Airport was reopened   .
As of July 2021, Changsha Huanghua International Airport has 2 terminals, of which the T1 terminal covers an area of ​​53,000 square meters, the T2 terminal covers an area of ​​213,000 square meters, and the total area of ​​4 air cargo terminals is 82,471 square meters; There are 87 aircraft positions on the civil aviation station, 32 of which are close to the aircraft; there are 2 short-distance runways, the first runway is 3,200 meters long and 45 meters wide, and the second runway is 3,800 meters long and 60 meters wide; it can meet the annual passenger throughput 35 million passengers, 440,000 tons of cargo and mail throughput, and 244,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings           .
In 2021, Changsha Huanghua International Airport will handle a total of 19,983,064 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%, ranking 12th in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 209,074.5 tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.9%, ranking 16th in the country; aircraft movements will reach 162,977 Flights, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, ranking 15th in the country   .
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