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The North Carolina Councils of Government (or the Regional Councils of Government) are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972 that serve as an avenue for local governments across North Carolina to discuss issues that are particular to their region. In banding together at the regional level, the voice of one community becomes the voice of many, thus providing a better opportunity for those issues to be addressed. The majority of citizens and local governments in North Carolina are represented by regional councils, making them an increasingly important facet of local government operations.

History

Regional councils benefit leaders in the community both elected and not, as well as the citizenry, in the way that these councils foster regional economic competitiveness. Regional councils work to address the many issues that communities are facing today, often these issues are those that are critical to a community's overall well being including transportation, air quality and water quality.||center

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||F||Centralina Regional Council||Iredell, Rowan, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Union, and Anson counties, as well as 74 municipalities within these nine counties.||center

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|G||Piedmont Triad Council of Governments||Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, Alamance (The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments and the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments merged in 2011 to form the Piedmont Triad Regional Council, Region G)||center

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|H||Pee Dee Council of Governments||Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond (dissolved with counties moved to other regions)||

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|I||Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments||Surry, Stokes, Forsyth, Yadkin, DavieThe Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments and the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments merged in 2011 to form the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (Region G)||center

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|J||Triangle J Council of Governments (now Central Pines Regional Council)||Moore, Lee, Chatham, Orange, Durham, Wake, Johnston (Triangle J Council of Governments renamed to Central Pines Regional Council in 2023)||center

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|K||Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments||Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, and Franklin||center

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|L||Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments||Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Northampton||center

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|M||Mid-Carolina Council of Governments||Harnett, Cumberland, and Sampson||center

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|N||Lumber River Council of Governments||Richmond, Scotland, Hoke, Robeson, and Bladen||center

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|O||Cape Fear Council of Governments||Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender||center

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|P||Eastern Carolina Council of Governments<br/>(also called Neuse River Council of Governments)||Onslow, Duplin, Wayne, Greene, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret, and Pamlico counties.||<!-- Deleted image center -->

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|Q||Mid-East Commission||Hertford, Bertie, Martin, Pitt and Beaufort||center

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|R||Albemarle Commission||Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare, and Hyde||center

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Further reading

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