Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle may refer to:

Asia

• Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), named for its opium production
• Golden Triangle (Yangtze), named for its rapid economic development
• Golden Triangle (India), comprising the popular tourist spots Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
• Golden Triangle (Kuala Lumpur), the official name for a newer commercial quarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. See List of embassies in Kuala Lumpur.
• Minnan Golden Triangle, economic production area in the Fujian province of China, includes Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou
• Golden Triangle, nickname for Liaoning in northeastern China, named for its superior geographical location

Australia

• Golden Triangle (Brisbane), nickname for Brisbane's financial district
• Golden Triangle (New South Wales), agricultural region bounded roughly by the towns of Narrabri, Moree, and Inverell
• Golden Triangle (Perth), a colloquial name referring to the affluent western suburbs roughly bounded by City Beach, Subiaco and North Fremantle

Europe

• Golden Triangle (Algarve), the most affluent tourist area of the Algarve, including Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago and one other town
• Golden Triangle, Essex, an affluent area in the Epping Forest district between Chigwell, Loughton and Buckhurst Hill
• Golden Triangle (Finland), an informal area between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere
• Golden Triangle (Cheshire), named for its affluence
• Golden Triangle (Norwich), popular, affluent residential quarter
• Golden Triangle (Yorkshire), the wealthy property triangle of North Leeds, Harrogate and York
• Golden triangle (universities), prestigious UK universities prominent in research
• Golden Triangle of Art, formed by three prominent museums in Madrid, Spain

North America

Canada

• Golden Triangle (Canada), named for the town of Golden, British Columbia, which forms one point
• Golden Triangle, Ottawa, named for the property triangle in Ottawa between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal

United States

• Northwestern United States
  • Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains), flyfishing area in the Montana/Wyoming/Idaho region
  • Golden Triangle, Denver, an informal name for a downtown Denver neighborhood in Colorado
• California
  • Golden Triangle, part of the airspace at the R-2508 Special Use Airspace Complex in California
  • Golden Triangle, in Saratoga, California is an area bounded by Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Cox Avenue
• Southern United States
  • Golden Triangle (Mississippi)
  • Golden Triangle (Texas), an area of Southeast Texas
  • Golden Triangle (Kentucky), the area outlined by Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati
• Midwestern United States
  • Golden Triangle (Missouri), named for its rapid development
  • Golden Triangle (Wisconsin), an informal name for the urban centers of the Chippewa Valley, i.e., the Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area forming the base of a triangle, with Menomonie, Wisconsin as its apex
• Eastern United States
  • Golden Triangle (Massachusetts), a large retail district in the towns of Framingham and Natick
  • Golden Triangle (New Hampshire), a heavily populated region in the Merrimack valley between the cities of Manchester, Nashua and Salem
  • Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh), named for its commercial wealth
  • Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.), a promotionally named section of Washington D.C.'s central business district

Mexico

• In Mexico, Golden Triangle, refers to a region in the Mexican north-west, notable as a major heroin and marijuana production area, composed by the Mexican states of Sinaloa, Durango, and Chihuahua, and controlled by the infamous Sinaloa Cartel.^[1]

South America

• Golden Triangle (Brazil), economic production area with; São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte at its angles

Other uses

• Golden triangle (mathematics), in reference to the golden ratio
• Golden Triangle (train), a train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. See List of rail accidents (1930–49)
• the Golden Triangle, a named frequency of the PATrain commuter rail service
• Golden Triangles, another name for the Triforce in the Legend of Zelda series of video games
• Golden Triangle (Internet Marketing), an Internet marketing technique that uses the heat-mapping of viewer's eyes
• "Golden Triangle", a song by Jolin Tsai from the 2007 album Agent J
• "The Golden Triangle", a season 1 episode of MacGyver

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