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Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. 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 147.6 sq mi (382 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 474,069 in the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. 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 (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.

Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a small portion extending into Durham County. The towns of Cary, Morrisville, Garner, Clayton, Wake Forest, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, and Rolesville are some of Raleigh's primary nearby suburbs and satellite towns.

Dongshan County (Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou Capital, Zhaoan County) belongs to Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. Dongshan is located on the west bank of the Taiwan Strait and southern Fujian Province. Dongshan County is the sixth largest island county in China and the second largest island county in the province, with a total area of 248.9 square kilometers. Dongshan Island consists of the main island and 67 surrounding islands, shaped like a seven-star arch moon, shaped like a lifelike butterfly, so it is called Butterfly Island. As of 2013, the main island covers an area of 248.34 square kilometers and has national economic and technological development zones, tourism economic development zones, 7 towns, 61 administrative villages and 16 communities. 2017. In 2017, the total registered population of Dongshan County was 219081. In 2017, Dongshan County achieved a GDP of 20.287 billion yuan. Dongshan has won excellent tourist counties in China, the best tourist destination in Fujian Province, and Fujian Province.
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