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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.

Puyang County is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Henan and Shandong provinces in the northeast of Henan Province. It is located at the connecting point of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Bohai Economic Circle. It is an important part of the Central Plains Economic Zone and Pufantai Comprehensive Experimental area for Poverty Alleviation and Development. The county covers an area of 1382 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 9 townships and 1 office, 993 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), with a population of 1.151 million and a cultivated land area of 1.35 million mu. The Yellow River flows 61 kilometers through the county, with a beach area of 217 square kilometers, involving 7 townships, 186000 people and 187000 mu of arable land. Puyang County, with a long civilization and splendid culture, is the hometown of Emperor Shun and the dragon capital of Huaxia. With rich products and prosperous economy, Puyang County is a "super grain-producing county in the country and one of the top 100 industrial counties in China". Its folkways are honest and honest and the society is harmonious.
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