Tri-Cities
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Tri-Cities most often refers to:
Tri-Cities (Tennessee–Virginia), consisting of the three cities of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City
Tri-Cities, Washington, consisting of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick
Tri-Cities metropolitan area, metropolitan area centered on the Tri-Cities in Washington
Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-Cities may also refer to:
Populated places
Americas
Canada
Tri-Cities (British Columbia), consisting of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, located in the north-eastern section of Metro Vancouver
Tri-Cities (Ontario), consisting of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo
United States
In California:
Tri-Cities in Los Angeles County, California, refers to the Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena area, particularly in the local real estate industry.
Tri-City, San Diego County, California, Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad.
Tri-City area in the San Francisco Bay Area refers to the three neighboring cities Fremont, Newark, and Union City.
not to be confused with the Tri-Valley area of Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon.
Tri-Cities, Illinois, in Kane County, Illinois, the county seat of Geneva and the nearby cities of Batavia, and St. Charles.
In Michigan: Tri-Cities, Michigan, consisting of Bay City, Saginaw and Midland in the Saginaw Valley
Tri-Cities, Nebraska in the south-central part of the state, Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings
In New York:
Capital District, New York, consisting of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
Triple Cities, Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City
In North Carolina:
Piedmont Triad in North Carolina, consisting of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point
Research Triangle in North Carolina, consisting of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill
Tri-City, Oregon, a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, named for 3 cities: Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Riddle
Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania: Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
In Texas:
The Golden Triangle, consisting of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange
Historical name for Baytown before it was formed in 1948 by consolidation of the unincorporated communities of Goose Creek, Pelly and East Baytown
In Virginia:
Historic Triangle, three historic colonial communities on the Virginia Peninsula, namely Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
Tri-Cities, Virginia, consisting of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell in the Greater Richmond Region
Asia
India
Chandigarh Tricity, consisting of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
Mumbai Metropolitan Area, consisting of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
Noida Ghaziabad Tricity, consisting of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.
Bhilai-Raipur-Atal Nagar Tricity, consists of Bhilai, Raipur and Naya Raipur.
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