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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.

Longting District, one of the municipal districts of Kaifeng City, Henan Province, is located in the west of Kaifeng City, named for the famous site of the Imperial Palace in the Northern Song Dynasty. The area is bordered by Zhengzhou Kaifeng in the west, the Yellow River in the north, Xiangfu District, Shunhe District and Gulou District in the east, and Xiangfu District in the south. The area has a total area of 345 square kilometers and a total population of 360000 (2016). The district government is stationed at 16 Sports Road, Wu Chaomen Street. There are many lakes and ponds in Longting District, and there are Liuchi and Yellow River beaches outside the city. The north-south direction of the Huangbian River flows through the area to communicate with Longting Lake, which is the main channel for sewage discharge and waterlogging prevention; the north branch river in the city flows through the area, and Pan and Yang Lake in front of Longting have a long history. It is the 15th year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1642), and the Yellow River gap is formed by filling the city with water. Longting District is a famous cultural tourism scenic spot in Kaifeng.
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