Piedmont
The Piedmont is the central region of North Carolina, a plateau of gentle hills between the flat Coastal Plain and the majestic mountains. The Piedmont is home to the state's biggest cities as well as rolling farmland; fast-growing research centers as well as old-fashioned Southern hospitality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Charlotte and Raleigh.
Charlotte
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Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.
Raleigh
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The capital of North Carolina and the largest city of the Research Triangle, Raleigh is the primary political and economic driver of the metro area. Indeed, business and politics are the main draws to Raleigh, which lacks the more trendy feel or active arts scene of Durham or Chapel Hill to the west.
Greensboro
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Greensboro is a city of almost 300,000 people in North Carolina. It is named after Nathanael Greene, a Patriot general who fought a battle here during the Revolutionary War.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Charlotte Metro and Research Triangle.
Charlotte Metro
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The Charlotte Metro is a region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte in the Piedmont of the Southeastern United States.
Research Triangle
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Sprawling in the heart of North Carolina's Piedmont, the Research Triangle is a metro area of about two million people. The ever-expanding Triangle is unique as a metro area, since it is centered around three cities instead of just one.
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad is an urban region in central North Carolina, halfway between the Research Triangle and Charlotte. The three cities that make up the Triad are Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.
Sandhills
The Sandhills or Carolina Sandhills is a 10-35 mi wide physiographic region within the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain province, along the updip margin of this province in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.Piedmont
- Type: region
- Description: region of North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Central North Carolina”
- Location: North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
35.56° or 35° 33′ 36″ northLongitude of center
-80.18° or 80° 10′ 48″ westWikidata ID
Q14470881
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Piedmont” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Carolina del Nord pedemontana”
- Japanese: “ピードモント”
- Slovenian: “Piedmont”
- Spanish: “Piedmont”
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