Chapel Hill is a town in Orange, Durham and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its population was 57,233 in the 2010 census, making Chapel Hill the 15th-largest city in the state. Chapel Hill, Durham, and the state capital, Raleigh, make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh–Durham–Cary combined statistical area), with a total population of 1,998,808.The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street, covering 21.3 square miles (55 km2). It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care are a major part of the economy and town influence. Local artists have created many murals.

Chapel Hill is the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an institution of higher education that dates to 1789. The university's campus spreads across parts of Orange and Durham counties, with its main entrances on Franklin Street and Ninth Street in downtown Chapel Hill. UNC Health Care is based in a large research park near downtown; it has been ranked as one-of-the best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for more than 20 years.

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