Tri-Cities, Washington

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metropolitan region

Tri-Cities, Washington is a metropolitan region in southeastern Washington State comprising the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, known for its role in agriculture, energy, and scientific research.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan region →
agriculturalProduct	apples → grapes → wheat →
climate	semi-arid climate →
country	United States →
economicLink	Hanford Site employment →
energySource	hydroelectric power from Columbia River dams →
hasEvent	Tri-City Water Follies → hydroplane races on the Columbia River →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	Columbia Basin College → Washington State University Tri-Cities →
hasPart	Kennewick, Washington → Pasco, Washington → Richland, Washington →
hosts	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory →
knownFor	agriculture → energy industry → irrigated farming → scientific research → wine production →
locatedIn	Benton County, Washington NERFINISHED → Franklin County, Washington NERFINISHED → Washington State → southeastern Washington →
locatedInRegion	Columbia Basin →
locatedNearRiverConfluence	Columbia River → Snake River → Yakima River →
locatedOnRiver	Columbia River →
majorIndustry	education → healthcare → nuclear cleanup → retail trade →
near	Hanford Nuclear Reservation → Hanford Site →
partOf	Kennewick–Pasco–Richland metropolitan area →
regionalCenterFor	Mid-Columbia region →
riverRecreation	boating → fishing → watersports →
servedByAirport	Tri-Cities Airport →
sportsTeam	Tri-City Americans → Tri-City Dust Devils →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
transportHubFor	Columbia Basin agriculture →
Tri-CitiesAirportLocatedIn	Pasco, Washington →
wineRegion	Columbia Valley AVA → Red Mountain AVA →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benton County, Washington ("Tri-Cities, Washington metropolitan area") → Franklin County, Washington ("Tri-Cities region of Washington") → Richland, Washington → Tri-Cities, Washington ("Kennewick–Pasco–Richland metropolitan area") →	partOf
Eastern Washington → Inland Northwest → Washington →	contains
Pasco, Washington → Richland, Washington ("Kennewick–Richland metropolitan area") →	locatedInMetropolitanArea
Tri-City Americans →	homeRegion
Washington's 4th congressional district ("Kennewick–Pasco–Richland (Tri-Cities) metropolitan area") →	includesMetropolitanArea
Pasco, Washington →	isPartOf
Benton County, Washington ("Tri-Cities area along the Columbia River") →	knownFor
Prosser, Washington ("Tri-Cities, Washington metropolitan area") →	near
Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve →	overlooks
Burbank, Washington ("Tri-Cities area of Washington") →	partOfRegion
Columbia River →	passesCity
Tri-City Americans →	regionRepresented
Tri-Cities Airport (Pasco, Washington) →	serves