Piedmont region of North Carolina

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physiographic region region of North Carolina

The Piedmont region of North Carolina is a central plateau area of the state characterized by rolling hills, major cities like Durham, Raleigh, and Charlotte, and a diverse mix of industry, education, and culture.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Piedmont region	6
Central North Carolina	3
North Carolina Piedmont	3
Piedmont of North Carolina	3
Eastern United States Piedmont plateau	1
Piedmont North Carolina	1
Western Piedmont	1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	physiographic region ⓘ region of North Carolina ⓘ
borders	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains North Carolina Coastal Plain ⓘ
characterizedBy	gently sloping plateau ⓘ rolling hills ⓘ
contains	Appalachian State University Hickory campus ⓘ Catawba College ⓘ Charlotte metropolitan area ⓘ Davidson College ⓘ Duke University ⓘ Elon University ⓘ High Point University ⓘ North Carolina A&T State University ⓘ North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh) ⓘ North Carolina State University ⓘ Piedmont Triad ⓘ Research Triangle ⓘ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ University of North Carolina at Charlotte ⓘ Wake Forest University ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainedBy	Cape Fear River ⓘ Catawba River ⓘ Neuse River ⓘ Roanoke River tributaries ⓘ Yadkin River ⓘ
elevationRange	approximately 300 to 1,500 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature	blend of urban and suburban communities ⓘ college and university towns ⓘ diverse population ⓘ professional sports teams in Charlotte and Raleigh ⓘ research and innovation hubs ⓘ
hasEconomicSector	finance and banking ⓘ healthcare ⓘ higher education ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ retail and services ⓘ technology and research ⓘ transportation and logistics ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Alamance County urban area ⓘ Albemarle, North Carolina ⓘ Burlington, North Carolina ⓘ Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ Concord, North Carolina ⓘ Durham, North Carolina ⓘ Eden, North Carolina ⓘ Gastonia, North Carolina ⓘ Greensboro, North Carolina ⓘ Hickory, North Carolina ⓘ High Point, North Carolina ⓘ Kannapolis, North Carolina ⓘ Lenoir, North Carolina ⓘ Lexington, North Carolina ⓘ Lincolnton, North Carolina ⓘ Monroe, North Carolina ⓘ Mooresville, North Carolina ⓘ Newton, North Carolina ⓘ Raleigh ⓘ surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina Reidsville, North Carolina ⓘ Rocky Mount, North Carolina ⓘ Salisbury, North Carolina ⓘ Sanford, North Carolina ⓘ Shelby, North Carolina ⓘ Statesville, North Carolina ⓘ Thomasville, North Carolina ⓘ Wilson, North Carolina ⓘ Winston-Salem, North Carolina ⓘ
historicallyKnownFor	furniture manufacturing ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ tobacco industry ⓘ
locatedIn	North Carolina ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
partOf	Piedmont region of North Carolina self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern United States Piedmont plateau Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
traversedBy	Interstate 40 ⓘ Interstate 485 ⓘ Interstate 540 ⓘ Interstate 73 ⓘ Interstate 74 ⓘ Interstate 77 ⓘ Interstate 85 ⓘ

Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apex → belongsTo → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

subject surface form: Apex, North Carolina

North Carolina Coastal Plain → borderedBy → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Piedmont

North Carolina Highway 55 → connectsRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central North Carolina

Town of Stovall, North Carolina → countrySubdivision → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Cape Fear River → flowsFrom → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Regulator Movement → hasLocation → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Gastonia, North Carolina → isPartOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Alamance County urban area → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Alamance County, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Caswell County, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Charlotte, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Chatham County, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Durham County, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Eno Division → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Eno River → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Eno River State Park → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Little River → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

subject surface form: Little River (Durham County, North Carolina)

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Mocksville, North Carolina, United States → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

subject surface form: Mocksville, North Carolina

Neuse River → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Randolph County, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

The Triangle → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Town of Creedmoor, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Town of Stem, North Carolina → locatedIn → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

North Carolina gold mines → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Orange County, North Carolina → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Carolina Piedmont

Albemarle, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Chapel Hill, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Elon University → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Goldston, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Greensboro, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Johnston County → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ

Lexington, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ