Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh | |
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Ceety o Raleigh | |
![]() Downtoun Raleigh | |
![]() Cairt o Wake Coonty, North Carolina | |
Coordinates: 35°49′8″N 78°38′41″W / 35.81889°N 78.64472°W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | North Carolina |
Coonty | Wake, Durham |
Foondit | 1792 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor |
• Mayor | Nancy McFarlane (Independent Pairty (United States)) |
Area | |
• Total | 375 km2 (144.8 sq mi) |
• Laund | 370 km2 (142.8 sq mi) |
• Water | 5 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
Population (2011 est.)[1] | |
• Total | 416,468 (42nd) |
• Density | 1,126.0/km2 (2916.4/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Raleighite |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 276xx |
Area code(s) | 919, 984 |
Website | www |
Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli/; RAW-lee)[2] is the caipital an the seicont lairgest ceety in the state o North Carolina as well as the seat o Wake Coonty.
Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Raleigh haes several sister ceeties:[3]
Xiangyang (formerly Xiangfan), Hubei, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae[4]
Compiègne, Fraunce
Kingston upon Hull, Unitit Kinrick
Rostock, Germany
Nairobi, Kenya[5]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "2011 Census estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ Wells, John C. (2009). "Ralegh, Raleigh". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. London: Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
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(help) - ↑ "The Official City of Raleigh Portal". Raleigh-nc.org. Retrieved 4 Januar 2012.
- ↑ "Sister Cities Association of Raleigh, Raleigh Sister Cities". Raleighsistercities.org. Retrieved 4 Januar 2012.
- ↑ "Raleigh, North Carolina". Sister Cities International. Archived frae the original on 16 Mey 2013. Retrieved 29 Januar 2013.