Located in Mecklenburg County in the south-central part of North Carolina, Charlotte is the state's most populous city. It's also the 17th most populous city in the entire United States. Charlotte has an estimated population of around 859,000 people, with 2.4 million living in the surrounding metropolitan area.

The Greater Charlotte metropolitan area is the 22nd largest in the United States. As the largest city in North Carolina, Charlotte covers an area of 305.4 square miles. It is nicknamed 'Queen City' or 'QC' due to the fact that it was named after a German Princess named Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who later become Queen Consort of Great Britain. The city is well-known for being home to successful sporting teams and being one of the biggest banking centers in the nation.

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