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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.

Xiapu County (ancient Xiapu County, Funing Prefecture) is located in the northeast of Fujian Province. it is the oldest county in eastern Fujian, and it was once the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Fujian. Because it is located along the coast, it is a semi-island area, with a land area of 1489.6 square kilometers and a sea area of 29592.6 square kilometers. The coastline is 404km long, accounting for 1/8 of the province, ranking first in the province. There are 185 large and small islands. The long coastline and numerous islands and harbours have become the geographical features of Xiapu. It is a port city on the northeast wing of the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait in southeastern China. It is a coastal economic open county approved by the State Council of the people's Republic of China, the earliest trade port opened to Taiwan in Fujian, "the hometown of Chinese kelp" and "the hometown of Chinese Laver". It is known as "Fujian and Zhejiang want to rush" and "land of fish and rice".
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