Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh | |
|---|---|
| Ceety o Raleigh | |
 Downtoun Raleigh | |
 Banner  Seal | |
 Cairt o Wake Coonty, North Carolina | |
  Raleigh Location in the Unitit States | |
| 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.
|access-date=requires|url=(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.