Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle may refer to:

Geographical areas:

• Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), named for its opium production
• Golden Triangle (China), named for its rapid economic development
• Golden Triangle (New South Wales), named for its agricultural productivity
• Golden Triangle (Canada), named for the town of Golden, British Columbia, which forms one point
• Golden Triangle (India), comprising the popular tourists spots Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
• Golden Triangle (Finland), an informal area between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere
• Golden Triangle (Mexico), an informal name for three industrial cities of Mexico: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey
• Golden Triangle (Kuala Lumpur), the official name for a newer commercial quarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• In the United Kingdom:
  • 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 (UK universities), prominent in research
• In the United States:
  • Golden Triangle (California), part of a military facility
  • Golden Triangle (California), informal name for that part of the city of San Diego bounded by highways 5, 52, and 805
  • Golden Triangle (Los Angeles), an informal name for three adjacent neighborhoods that are generally regarded as the most exclusive in the immediate Los Angeles area:
    • Bel-Air, a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles
    • Holmby Hills, also within the City of Los Angeles
    • Beverly Hills, a separate city within the boundaries of Los Angeles
  • Golden Triangle (Kentucky)
  • Golden Triangle (Massachusetts), A large retail district in the towns of Framingham and Natick
  • Golden Triangle (Mississippi)
  • Golden Triangle (Missouri), named for its rapid development
  • Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)
  • Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh), named for its commercial wealth
  • Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains), flyfishing
  • Golden Triangle (Texas), named for its oil wealth and many gas flares
  • Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.), a promotionally named section of Washington D.C.'s downtown commercial district
  • 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

Other uses:

• Golden triangle (mathematics), in reference to the golden ratio
• Golden Triangle, a 1980 movie
• Golden Triangle (politics), in reference to dodgy deals
• GT (Golden Triangle), in reference to a paintball tournament held in southern Ontario
• A synonym for the Atlantic Triangular trade of slavery
• Another name for the Triforce in the Legend of Zelda series of video games