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.

High Point, North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Lee County, North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Moore County, North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Mooresville, North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Person County, North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Piedmont Triad → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region
Piedmont region of North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern United States Piedmont plateau
Siler City, North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Orange County, North Carolina → partOfRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Alamance County urban area → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central North Carolina
Blackwood Division → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Carolina Piedmont
Brown’s Schoolhouse → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Carrboro, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Cary → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
DBAP → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
subject surface form: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Fuquay-Varina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Henderson, North Carolina, United States → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
subject surface form: Henderson, North Carolina
Hickory, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Piedmont
High Point, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central North Carolina
Hillsborough, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Kannapolis, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Knightdale → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Lincolnton, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont of North Carolina
Lucky Strike water tower → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Morrisville → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Pittsboro, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Raleigh–Durham area → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
subject surface form: Research Triangle Park
Rolesville → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Sanford, North Carolina → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Wake Forest → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
West Point on the Eno city park → region → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Thomas Person → regionOfActivity → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Greensboro Student Executive Committee for Justice → regionServed → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Normal College → regionServed → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
North Carolina Sons of Liberty → regionServed → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont North Carolina
North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) → regionServed → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Appalachian State University Hickory campus → servesRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Raleigh–Durham International Airport → servesRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
Neuse River → sourceRegion → Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont of North Carolina