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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.

Mei County, which belongs to Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, is called "Mei Wu" in ancient times. It is located at the foot of Taibai Mountain, the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, and crosses the Weihe River in the north. It is between 107 °39km east longitude and 108o 00km east longitude, and 334 °19' north latitude, with a total area of 863 square kilometers. Meixian County is one of the birthplaces of Western Zhou culture. Heavy national treasures such as Western Zhou bronzes and warring States bells have been unearthed many times. 27 Western Zhou bronzes unearthed in 2003 are known as major archaeological discoveries in the 21st century. Meixian is the hometown of celebrities such as Bai Qi, a general of the pre-Qin Dynasty, a famous official of the Shu Han Dynasty in the three Kingdoms, Wang Tao, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Zai, an ideologist in the Song Dynasty (because his theory was founded in Guanzhong, also known as Guanxue), and the Republic General Li Da. In 2018, Meixian County has jurisdiction over 1 street, 7 towns, 1 tourist area and 1 forest.
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