<P> Raleigh , Durham , and Chapel Hill make up the three primary metropolitan areas of the Research Triangle metropolitan region . The regional nickname of `` The Triangle '' originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park , primarily located in Durham County , four miles from downtown Durham . RTP is bordered on three sides by the city of Durham and is roughly midway between the cities of Raleigh and Chapel Hill , and the three major research universities of NC State University , Duke University , and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill . </P>
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roughly midway between the cities of Raleigh and Chapel Hill