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.

Contents 1 List of tri-cities 1.1 United States 1.2 Canada 1.3 Other 2 See also

[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: Anaheim, Orange, and Santa Ana, the three oldest cities in Orange County

• In California: Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Brea, representing San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange counties, respectively

• In California: Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista in northwest San Diego County

• 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

• In Ontario: Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, also known as Canada's Technology Triangle

[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.

[edit] See also

• Twin cities