The Triangle

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metropolitan area metropolitan region

The Triangle is a North Carolina metropolitan region centered around Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, known for its concentration of universities, research institutions, and technology companies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area ⓘ
metropolitan region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Research Triangle ⓘ
containsCity Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Durham

Raleigh ⓘ
containsCounty Chatham County ⓘ
Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Durham County

Franklin County ⓘ
Granville County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Granville County

Harnett County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Harnett County

Johnston County ⓘ
Orange County ⓘ
Person County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Person County

Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Wake County
containsTown Apex ⓘ
Carrboro, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Carrboro

Cary ⓘ
Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Chapel Hill

Garner ⓘ
Holly Springs ⓘ
Morrisville ⓘ
Wake Forest ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
economicCenterOf Raleigh–Durham area ⓘ
surface form: Central North Carolina
hasCentralCity Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Chapel Hill

Durham, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Durham

Raleigh ⓘ
hasCharacteristic diversified economy ⓘ
high concentration of research institutions ⓘ
high concentration of technology companies ⓘ
high concentration of universities ⓘ
high educational attainment ⓘ
rapid population growth ⓘ
strong life sciences sector ⓘ
hasMajorUniversity Duke University ⓘ
North Carolina State University ⓘ
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ
hasResearchInstitution Research Triangle Park, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Research Triangle Park
knownFor research parks ⓘ
technology startups ⓘ
university research collaboration ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
majorIndustry biotechnology ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
higher education ⓘ
information technology ⓘ
pharmaceuticals ⓘ
research and development ⓘ
namedAfter Research Triangle Park, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Research Triangle Park

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Raleigh–Durham area → nickname → The Triangle ⓘ
Research Triangle → nicknamed → The Triangle ⓘ