The Triangle (North Carolina)
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Location of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA and its components: Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area Dunn Micropolitan Statistical Area
The
Research Triangle, commonly referred to as
"The Triangle", is a region in the
Piedmont of
North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of
Raleigh,
Durham, and
Chapel Hill. The eight-county region, officially named the Raleigh-Durham-Cary
CSA, comprises two Metropolitan and one Micropolitan Statistical Area:
Raleigh-Cary and
Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area. The region's population was 1,314,589 at the
2000 census.
[1] The research universities of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
North Carolina State University, and
Duke University are located in this region. The "Triangle" name was cemented in the public consciousness in the 1950s with the creation of
Research Triangle Park, home to numerous high-tech companies and enterprises. Although the name is now used to refer to the geographic region, "The Triangle" originally referred to the universities, whose research facilities, and the educated workforce they provide, have historically served as a major attraction for businesses located in the region. The region should not be confused with
"The Triad", which is the region directly west of the Triangle. Most of the Triangle is represented by, and closely associated with, the
second,
fourth and
thirteenth congressional districts.
