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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.

Jurong is a county-level city administered by Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, which is located in the south of Jiangsu Province, connecting Zhenjiang to the east and Nanjing to the west. It is the southeast gateway of Nanjing and a county-level city in Nanjing metropolitan area. It is known as "Nanjing New Eastern suburb and Jinling Imperial Garden". It is a new city in the Yangtze River Delta integrating port, industry, trade and tourism. Jurong bought a county in the first year of Yuanshuo of the Western Han Dynasty (128 BC). It has a history of more than 2000 years. It is one of the 13 ancient civilized counties that were first established in Jiangsu Province, and has long been under the jurisdiction of Nanjing. In April 1995, it was approved by the State Council to withdraw counties and set up cities, which became one of the earliest open areas announced by the State Council. Jurong is one of the top 100 counties (cities) in China, an excellent tourist city, a national ecological demonstration zone, a national advanced city in science and technology, a national health city, and a national.
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