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'''Tri-City''', '''Tricity''' or '''Tri-Cities''' may refer to:
'''Tri-Cities''' is an appellation used to refer to several municipal areas, each of which consists mainly of three cities of roughly the same size and regional importance.
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==Populated places==
There are many such regions around the world, including the following:


===United States===
===Americas===
*The [[Tri-Cities, Washington]], consist of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick, along the banks of the Columbia River


====Canada====
*The [[Tri-Cities, Tennessee]], Tennessee and Virginia, consist of the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee/Bristol, Virginia, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Johnson City, Tennessee
*[[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, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], and [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], Ontario.


====United States====
*The [[Research Triangle]] in North Carolina, consist of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill
* In California:
** [[Tri-Cities, Alameda County, California]]: [[Fremont, California|Fremont]], [[Newark, California|Newark]], and [[Union City, California|Union City]] are referred to as the Tri-City Area.
** [[Tri-Cities, San Diego County, California]]: [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]], [[Vista, California|Vista]], and [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]] are sometimes referred to as the tri-cities.
* [[Tri-towns, Colorado]], the towns of [[Firestone, Colorado|Firestone]], [[Frederick, Colorado|Frederick]], and [[Dacono, Colorado|Dacono]]
* [[Tri-Cities, Illinois]], in [[Kane County, Illinois]], the county seat of Geneva and the nearby cities of Batavia, and St. Charles,
* [[Tri-Cities, Michigan]], consisting of [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], and [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]] in the Saginaw Valley
* [[Tri-Cities, Nebraska]] in the south-central part of the state, [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]], [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]], and [[Hastings, Nebraska|Hastings]]
* [[Tri-Cities, New Hampshire]], [[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]], [[Somersworth, New Hampshire|Somersworth]], and [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]] in the Seacoast Region
*In New York:
**The [[Triple Cities]], Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City
**The [[Capital District]], consisting of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
* In North Carolina:
** 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.
* [[Tri-Cities, Oklahoma]], [[Tuttle, Oklahoma|Tuttle]], [[Newcastle, Oklahoma|Newcastle]], and [[Blanchard, Oklahoma|Blanchard]]
*[[Tri-City, Oregon]], is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, named for 3 cities: Myrtle Creek, Canyonville and Riddle.
* The [[Lehigh Valley]] in Pennsylvania: Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
* The [[Golden Triangle (Texas)]] consisting of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.
* [[Tri-Cities, Tennessee]], Tennessee and Virginia, consisting of the twin cities of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City
*In Virginia:
** [[Tri-Cities, Virginia]], consisting of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell in the Greater Richmond Region
** The [[Historic Triangle]], three towns on the Virginia Peninsula, namely Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown
* [[Tri-Cities, Washington]], consisting of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick, Washington


===Asia===
*The [[Piedmont Triad]] in North Carolina, consist of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point


====India====
*The [[Tri-Cities (Michigan)]] in [[Michigan]], consist of [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], and [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]] in the Saginaw Valley
*[[Chandigarh Tricity]], consisting of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Ajitgarh
*[[Tri-Cities, Telangana]], consisting of [[Warangal]], [[Hanamakonda]], and [[Kazipet]]


====Nepal====
*In [[Illinois]] and [[Iowa]], three of the four [[Quad Cities]] – [[Moline, Illinois|Moline]] and [[Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island]] in Illinois and [[Davenport, IA|Davenport]] in Iowa – were formerly known as the "Tri-Cities", before the inclusion of [[East Moline, Illinois]] and later, [[Bettendorf, Iowa]].
* [[Tricity, Nepal]] consists of the cities of Baglung, Beni and Kusma.


====Saudi Arabia====
*In Illinois, three far-western Chicago suburbs: [[St. Charles, Illinois|St. Charles]], [[Geneva, Illinois|Geneva]], and [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]]
* The [[Dammam metropolitan area]], consisting of Dhahran, Dammam and Khobar in Saudi Arabia


===Europe===
*The [[Capital District]] in New York, – Albany, Schenectady, and Troy – were once known as the "Tri-Cities."


====Poland====
*In Colorado, the towns of Firestone, Frederick, and Dacono are known to locals as the "tri-towns" or "tri-town area"
* [[Tricity, Poland]], Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot


====Sweden====
*In Nebraska, [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]], [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]], and [[Hastings, Nebraska|Hastings]] in the south-central part of the state
* [[Trollhättan]], [[Uddevalla]] and [[Vänersborg]] are called Tri-city (Swedish: [[:sv:Trestad|Trestad]]) as a combination


====United Kingdom====
*[[Tri-Cities, Virginia]], consist of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell in the Greater Richmond Region approximately 25 miles south of Richmond
* [[West Yorkshire Urban Area]], the cities of [[Wakefield]], [[Leeds]] and [[Bradford]]


==Teams==
*In New Hampshire's Seacoast Region, [[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]], [[Somersworth, New Hampshire|Somersworth]], and [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]].
*[[Tri-City Americans]], ice hockey team in Kennewick, Washington.
*[[Tri-City Dust Devils]], a minor league baseball team in Pasco, Washington, United States.
*[[Tri-City ValleyCats]], a minor league baseball team in Troy, New York


==Other uses==
*The three oldest cities in Orange County, California: [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[Orange, California|Orange]], and [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]].
* [[Tri-City News]], British Columbia's Lower Mainland

* Tri-City, the fictional setting of the computer game [[Need for Speed: Undercover]]
*In California, [[Chino Hills]], [[Diamond Bar]], and [[Brea]], representing San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange counties, respectively.
* Tricity Bendix, a brand of electrical appliances owned by [[Electrolux]]

* [[Yamaha Tricity]], a tilting three-wheeled motor scooter
*In California, [[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]], [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] and [[Vista, California|Vista]] in northwest [[San Diego County]].

*In California, [[San Francisco]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] are three cities located near each other, though they are most commonly referred to as the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]].

===Canada===
*The [[Tri-Cities (British Columbia)|Tri-Cities]] of British Columbia, Canada, located east of Vancouver, are [[Coquitlam]], [[Port Coquitlam]], and [[Port Moody]].

*The Tri-Cities of Ontario, Canada, located west of Toronto, are [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], and [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], Canada's Technology Triangle

==Other==
*[[Wuhan]] is a collection of the towns of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang in the Hubei Province of China.

*The [[Tricity]] (Polish: ''Trójmiasto'') in Poland refers to the agglomeration of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Twin city (disambiguation)]]
*[[Triple cities]]
*[[Twin cities]]
* [[Twin cities (geographical proximity)]]
*[[Quad cities]]
* [[Quad-Cities]]

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Revision as of 23:55, 5 October 2015

Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-Cities may refer to:

Populated places

Americas

Canada

United States

Asia

India

Nepal

Saudi Arabia

Europe

Poland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Teams

Other uses

See also