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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.

Pingding County, which belongs to Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, is located in the east of the middle of Shanxi Province, the western foot of the middle part of Taihang Mountain and the southeast of Yangquan City. The geographical coordinates are 37 °39 °30 "- 38 °07" 30 "N and 113 °25" 55 "- 114 °02" 33 "E, respectively. It is bordered by Yu County and Yangquan City in the north, Shouyang County in the west, Xiyang County in the south, and Jingxing County in Hebei Province in the east. It is the main road of Shanxi-Hebei thoroughfare and the east gate of Shanxi Province. The county seat is 9 kilometers away from Yangquan city and 127 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the provincial capital. County east-west longest 54 km, north-south widest 50.4 km, covering an area of 1391 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 8 towns and 2 townships, population 345000. There are Niangziguan, Guanshan, Kaihe Temple, Guguan Great Wall and other famous scenic spots. In 2018, Pingding County completed the total regional production.
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