Research Triangle
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.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Raleigh and Durham.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Cary and Henderson.
Henderson
Henderson is a city in and the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina, United States.
Fuquay-Varina
Fuquay-Varina is a city of about 33,000 people in North Carolina.
Apex
Apex is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Pittsboro
Pittsboro is a town of 4,300 people near the Haw River in the Research Triangle in North Carolina.
Research Triangle
- Region with about 2,110,000 residents
- Description: geographic region in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as“Chapel Hill area”“Durham area”“North Carolina Triangle”“Raleigh area”“Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area”“Research Park”“Research Triangle Park”“The Triangle”“Triangle”“Triangle, North Carolina”
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude of center
35.8753° or 35° 52′ 31″ north
Longitude of center
-78.7751° or 78° 46′ 31″ west
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Research Triangle” goes by many names.
三角Chinese
研究三角区Chinese
研究三角區Chinese
研究三角地带Chinese
科研三角洲Chinese
EsplortrianguloEsperanto
Research TriangleFinnish
משולש המחקרHebrew
Research TriangleHungarian
TriangleItalian
リサーチ・トライアングルJapanese
مثلث تحقیقاتیPersian
metropolitansko območje Raleigh-CarySlovenian
Research TriangleSlovenian
ریسرچ ٹرائی اینگلUrdu
“One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.”
Piedmont: Highlights
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