Tri-cities
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Tri-cities are three cities that are geographically close to each other that are often referred to collectively. The three cities are often of similar size and regional importance.
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[edit] List of tri-cities
There are many such regions around the world, including the following:
[edit] United States
- The Tri-Cities, Washington, consisting of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick, along the banks of the Columbia River
- The Tri-Cities, Tennessee, Tennessee and Virginia, consisting of the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee/Bristol, Virginia, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Johnson City, Tennessee
- The Research Triangle in North Carolina, consisting of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill
- The Piedmont Triad in North Carolina, consisting of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point
- The Tri-Cities (Michigan) in Michigan, consisting of Bay City, Saginaw, and Midland in the Saginaw Valley
- In Illinois and Iowa: three of the four Quad Cities—Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and Davenport in Iowa—were formerly known as the Tri-Cities, before the inclusion of East Moline, Illinois and later, Bettendorf, Iowa
- In Illinois: St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia, three far-western Chicago suburbs
- The Capital District in New York, consisting of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
- In Colorado: the towns of Firestone, Frederick, and Dacono (known as the "tri-towns")
- In Nebraska: Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings in the south-central part of the state
- Tri-Cities, Virginia, consisting of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell in the Greater Richmond Region
- In New Hampshire: Dover, Somersworth, and Rochester in the Seacoast Region
- In Oklahoma: Tuttle, Newcastle, and Blanchard (sometimes with the town of Bridge Creek)
- In California: Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Brea, representing San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange counties, respectively
- In California: Fremont, Newark, and Union City, the three southernmost cities in Alameda County
[edit] Canada
- Tri-Cities (British Columbia), consisting of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody, located east of Vancouver
[edit] Other
- Wuhan in China consists of the towns of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang in Hubei Province
- The Tricity in Poland consists of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot
- Near Iguazu Falls: Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, and Puerto Iguazu, Argentina.
