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Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,015. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.

As of 2006 the city of Fayetteville has a population over 174,000 and ranks as the sixth largest municipality in North Carolina. Fayetteville is located near the Sandhills in the western part of the Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River. With a population of 341,363, the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fourth largest in the state. Major suburban areas of the Fayetteville metro include Hope Mills, Spring Lake, and Raeford. Fayetteville is expected to annex portions of Fort Bragg as soon as 2007. This would push the city's population well over 200,000.

Colleges and universities:
Fayetteville State University
Methodist University
Fayetteville Technical Community College

Points of interest:
Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Fort Bragg
Cape Fear River Trail
Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum
Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church
Hay Street United Methodist Church
Museum Of The Cape Fear
Airborne and Special Operations Museum
Cool Spring Tavern
Myrtle Hill Plantation
Liberty Point
Cross Creek Linear Park
Fascinate-U Children's Museum
Jordan Soccer Complex
Cross Creek Mall

New additions to the downtown, such as the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, The Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum, Fayetteville Linear Park, and Fayetteville Festival Park, which opened in late 2006, have all contributed to the changing face of the downtown area.

The towns and rural area surrounding Fayetteville have experienced rapid growth over the past decade. The growth has spilled over into suburbs such as Hope Mills, Raeford and Spring Lake.

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