Raleigh, North Carolina | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:58 1 History
00:03:07 1.1 Earlier capitals
00:03:34 1.2 18th century
00:06:00 1.3 19th century
00:11:11 1.4 20th century
00:17:39 1.5 21st century
00:20:08 2 Geography
00:21:41 2.1 Cityscape
00:22:15 2.1.1 Downtown and inside-the-beltline neighborhoods
00:23:52 2.1.2 Midtown Raleigh
00:24:38 2.1.3 East Raleigh
00:25:17 2.1.4 West Raleigh
00:26:06 2.1.5 North Raleigh
00:27:27 2.1.6 South Raleigh
00:28:12 2.1.7 Southeast Raleigh
00:29:01 2.2 Climate
00:32:46 3 Demographics
00:36:32 3.1 Religion
00:38:18 4 Economy
00:39:27 4.1 Top employers
00:39:43 5 Culture
00:39:52 5.1 Museums
00:40:26 5.2 Performing arts
00:42:21 5.3 Visual arts
00:43:59 5.4 Awards
00:45:07 6 Sports and leisure
00:45:16 6.1 Professional
00:47:55 6.2 Collegiate
00:48:40 6.3 Amateur
00:49:48 6.4 Recreation
00:50:42 7 Law and government
00:51:03 7.1 City Council
00:52:04 7.2 Crime
00:53:02 7.3 Public safety
00:53:25 8 Education
00:53:54 8.1 Higher education
00:54:03 8.1.1 Public
00:54:16 8.1.2 Private
00:54:53 8.1.3 Private, for profit
00:55:09 8.2 Primary and secondary education
00:55:20 8.2.1 Public schools
00:56:50 8.2.2 Charter schools
00:57:46 8.2.3 Private and religion-based schools
00:57:56 9 Media
00:58:05 9.1 Print publications
00:58:52 9.2 Television
00:59:01 9.2.1 Broadcast
01:00:42 9.3 Broadcast radio
01:00:51 9.3.1 Public and listener-supported
01:01:50 9.3.2 Commercial
01:03:48 10 Transportation
01:03:57 10.1 Air
01:04:05 10.1.1 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
01:05:01 10.1.2 Public general-aviation airports
01:06:17 10.1.3 Private airports
01:07:26 10.2 Freeways and primary designated routes
01:07:36 10.2.1 Interstate Highways
01:09:42 10.2.1.1 Future
01:09:57 10.2.2 United States Highways
01:11:36 10.2.3 North Carolina Highways
01:12:18 10.3 Intercity rail
01:13:07 10.4 Public transit
01:15:43 10.5 Bicycle and pedestrian
01:17:13 11 Sister cities
01:17:41 12 See also
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Raleigh (; RAH-lee) is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. Raleigh is the second-largest city in the state, after Charlotte. 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 142.8 square miles (370 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 479,332 as of July 1, 2018. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. 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 Research Triangle Park (RTP), 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 Triangle nickname originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located in Durham and Wake counties, among the three cities and their universities. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 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 1,214,516 in 2013.
Most of Raleigh is located within Wake County, with a very 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.
Raleigh is an early example in the United States of a planned city. Following the American Revolutionary War when the US gained independence, this was chosen as the site of the state capital ...