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The Golden Triangle is a large, mountainous region of approximately 200,000 km 2 (77,000 sq mi) [1] in northeastern Myanmar, northwestern Thailand and northern Laos, centered on the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers.
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle area where Laos, Myanmar and Thailand meet. [10]: 103 The zone is midway (20.361150, 100.099807) between Houay Xay, the capital of Laos' Bokeo Province, and Tachileik, Myanmar.
The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont in 1901, and "triangle" refers to the area between the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. According to the 2000 census , it had a population of 385,090 (though the 2010 census placed the population at 388,745). [ 2 ]
India's golden triangle is a tourist circuit in India that connects the national capital, New Delhi, with Agra and Jaipur. Tourists' trips usually start in Delhi and move south to the site of the Taj Mahal at Agra (in Uttar Pradesh state), then west, to Jaipur (in the desert landscapes of Rajasthan state).
Golden Triangle, nickname for an area in the Brisbane central business district; Golden Triangle (New South Wales), agricultural region bounded roughly by the towns of Narrabri, Moree, and Inverell; Golden Triangle, nickname for the Goldfields region of Victoria; Golden Triangle, nickname for the Western Suburbs of Perth
Map of Golden Triangle Tiny Jewel Box storefront on Connecticut Avenue. The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district (BID) in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and ...
The Golden Triangle (GTR) is a region in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi.The "triangle" is formed by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point but the region is often more broadly-defined to include all of Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties and sometimes additional surrounding communities and counties as well. [1]
The Golden Triangle of Montana is a folk region in the northern plains of Montana, United States, renowned for its extensive wheat farming. Situated between the cities of Shelby , Great Falls , and Havre , this area encompasses some of the most productive agricultural land in the state.