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Raleigh is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, though pine trees are the dominant species. It has a population of approximately 356,231 (2006 estimate), making it the second most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill make up the three cities of The Triangle. This name comes from the 1959 creation of a research park Research Triangle Park, located mostly within Durham County). The Triangle is a regional population, equivalent to the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. Its estimated total population as of 2006 was 1,565,223. The estimated Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistical area population, as of 2006, is 994,551. While almost all of the city limits is located in Wake County, a few small portions of Raleigh are actually in Durham County as a result of annexation .

Colleges and Universities:
North Carolina State University
Meredith College
Peace College
School of Communication Arts
Shaw University
St. Augustine's College
Wake Technical Community College
ECPI College of Technology

Points of Interest:
Downtown: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh City Museum, Exploris, Playspace, Historic Oakwood, birthplace of President Andrew Johnson
West Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, J.C. Raulsten Arboretum
South Raleigh: Harley Davidson Bikes Museum
Under Development: Contemporary Arts Museum, Pope House Museum

Raleigh’s Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure services at more than 150 sites: 8100 acres of park land, 54 miles of greenway, 22 staffed community centers, a BMX champion race track, 112 tennis courts at 25 locations, 5 lakes, and 8 swimming facilities.

The JC Raulston Arboretum, part of N.C. State University, includes an impressive, year-round botanical collection and is open free to the public.

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