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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.

Luqu County, which belongs to Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, is located in the southwest of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the junction of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. The geographical coordinates are 101 °35 "36" to 102 °58 "15" east and 33 °58 "21" to 34 °48 "north latitude. As of October 2018, Luqu County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 2 townships, with a total area of 5298.6 square kilometers and a resident population of 38000. Luqu County was officially established in June 1955. The main specialties of Luqu County are Tibetan mastiff and fern hemp pig. Zecha Stone Forest in Luqu County is not only one of the three famous tourist attractions in the county, but also a famous tourist attraction in Gannan Autonomous Prefecture and even Gansu Province. In 1998, Zecha Stone Forest was listed as a national nature reserve together with Gahai Lake.
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