Raleigh
capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and seat of Wake County
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Summary
Raleigh is a city in North Carolina[1]. Raleigh draws 14,699 Wikipedia views per month (city in north carolina category, ranking #30 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: GovAI Coalition[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wake County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Nancy McFarlane[6], Mary-Ann Baldwin[7], Janet Cowell[8]
- Instance of: big city[9], county seat[10]
- Named after: Walter Raleigh[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Compiègne[12], Kingston upon Hull[13], Kolomna[14], Nairobi[15], Rostock[16], Xiangyang[17], Gibraltar[18], Shinyanga[19]
- Legislative body: Raleigh City Council[20]
- Postal code: 27601[21], 27602[22], 27603[23], 27604[24], 27605[25], 27606[26], 27607[27], 27608[28], 27609[29], 27610[30], 27611[31], 27612[32], 27613[33], 27614[34]
- Part of: Research Triangle[35]
- Commons category: Raleigh, North Carolina[36]
- Local dialing code: 919[37], 984[38]
- Inception: 1770[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Raleigh include Raleigh–Durham International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in United States[42] and USS Raleigh[43], a light cruiser[44].
Why It Matters
Raleigh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Raleigh is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Raleigh include Raleigh–Durham International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in United States[42] and USS Raleigh[43], a light cruiser[44].