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Research Triangle

The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between the three anchor cities, which is the largest research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies.[4]

"Raleigh–Durham" redirects here. For the airport, see Raleigh–Durham International Airport. For the research park, see Research Triangle Park. For the adjacent geographic area, see Piedmont Triad.

Research Triangle

4,766 sq mi (12,340 km2)

442/sq mi (171/km2)

2,106,463 (32nd)

$183.624 billion (2022)

$119.675 billion (2022)

$63.950 billion (2022)

The nine-county region, officially named the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget, comprises the Raleigh-Cary, Durham-Chapel Hill, and Henderson, NC Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The 2020 census put the population of the area at 2,106,463, making it the second-largest combined statistical area in North Carolina, behind Charlotte.[5] The Raleigh–Durham television market includes a broader 24-county area which includes Fayetteville, North Carolina, and has a population of 2,726,000 persons.[6] Most of the Triangle is part of North Carolina's first, second, fourth, ninth, and thirteenth congressional districts.[7]


The region is sometimes confused with the Piedmont Triad, which is a North Carolina region adjacent to and directly west of the Triangle comprising Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point, among other cities.

Campbell University

Central Carolina Community College

Duke University

Durham Technical Community College

Louisburg College

Meredith College

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University

Piedmont Community College

Shaw University

and The College at Southeastern

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

St. Augustine's College

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Vance-Granville Community College

Wake Technical Community College

William Peace University

Sports[edit]

College sports[edit]

With the significant number of universities and colleges in the area and the relative absence of major league professional sports, NCAA sports are very popular, particularly those sports in which the Atlantic Coast Conference participates, most notably basketball.


The Duke Blue Devils (representing Duke University in Durham), NC State Wolfpack (representing North Carolina State University in Raleigh), and North Carolina Tar Heels (representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) are all members of the ACC. Rivalries among these schools are very strong, fueled by proximity to each other, with annual competitions in every sport. Adding to the rivalries is the large number of graduates the high schools in the region send to each of the local universities. It is very common for students at one university to know many students attending the other local universities, which increases the opportunities for "bragging" among the schools. The four ACC schools in the state, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Wake Forest University (the last of which was originally located in the town of Wake Forest before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956), are referred to as Tobacco Road by sportscasters, particularly in basketball. All four teams consistently produce high-caliber teams . Each of the Triangle-based universities listed has won at least two NCAA Basketball national championships.


Three historically black colleges, including recent Division I arrival North Carolina Central University and Division II members St. Augustine College and Shaw University also boost the popularity of college sports in the region.


Other colleges in the Triangle that field intercollegiate teams include Campbell University, Meredith College, and William Peace University.


The Triangle will host the World University Summer Games in 2029.

Rex Hospital

VA

Duke University School of Medicine

(IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA LID: LHZ), Louisburg

Triangle North Executive Airport

(ICAO: KTTA, FAA LID: TTA), Sanford

Raleigh Exec

Johnston County Airport (: JNX, ICAO: KJNX, FAA LID: JNX), Smithfield

IATA

(IATA: IGX, ICAO: KIGX, FAA LID: IGX), Chapel Hill (Closed)

Horace Williams Airport

Harnett Regional Jetport (: HRJ, ICAO: KHRJ, FAA LID: HRJ), Erwin

IATA

(ICAO: KTDF, FAA LID: TDF), Roxboro

Person County Airport

Siler City Municipal Airport (: K5W8, FAA LID: 5W8), Siler City

ICAO

and Commons (Raleigh; 1,431,091 ft²) (opened 2002)

Triangle Town Center

(Durham; 1,336,000 ft²) (opened 2002)

The Streets at Southpoint

(Raleigh; 1,326,000 ft²) (opened 1972)

Crabtree Valley Mall

(Cary; 914,252 ft²) (opened 1979, closed 2021)

Cary Towne Center

(Durham; 857,099 ft²) (opened 1960, enclosed 1972, closed 2020)

Northgate Mall

– Durham

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

– Durham

North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Film festivals and events:


Notable performing arts and music venues:


Theatre and dance events:


Music festivals:


Movie theatres:

, the major daily Raleigh newspaper and the region's largest, with a significant regional and statewide readership (especially to the east of the Triangle)

The News & Observer

, the major daily Durham newspaper

The Herald-Sun

, the weekly community newspaper for suburban Garner in southern Wake County

Garner News

, the weekly community newspaper for suburban Apex in western Wake County

The Apex Herald

, the weekly community newspaper for suburban Holly Springs in southwestern Wake County

Holly Springs Sun

The Weekly community newspaper for southern Granville County and surrounding areas

Butner-Creedmoor News

, the weekly community newspaper for suburban Cleveland and nearby northwestern Johnston and southern Wake Counties

Cleveland Post

, the weekly community newspaper for suburban Fuquay-Varina in southwestern Wake County

Fuquay-Varina Independent

, a weekly community newspaper serving suburban Wake Forest, northern Wake County and southern Franklin County

The Wake Weekly

The , the weekly community newspaper for suburban Pittsboro and surrounding Chatham County

Chatham Journal

, a weekly community newspaper for suburban Clayton and western Johnston County

The Clayton News-Star

, the daily community newspaper for suburban Dunn and surrounding Harnett County

The Daily Record

, the semiweekly community newspaper for suburban Roxboro and Person County

The Courier-Times

, a weekly regional economic journal

Triangle Business Journal

, a bi-monthly magazine for Cary and western Wake County

Cary Magazine

, a bi-monthly magazine that serves 12,500 households and 1,600 businesses of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and northern Chatham County

Chapel Hill Magazine

Piedmont Atlantic

Piedmont Crescent

Piedmont Triad

Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

Research Triangle Regional Partnership

– Local wiki for the Triangle

Triangle Wiki