Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (pronounced /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/ (deprecatit template)) is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the U.S. Commonweel o Pennsylvanie an the coonty seat o Allegheny Coonty. Regionally, it anchors the lairgest urban aurie o Appalachie[2] an the Ohio River Valley, an naitionally, it is the 22nt-lairgest urban aurie in the Unitit States.[3][4] The estimatit population o the ceety in 2009 wis 311,647,[5] while the seiven-coonty metropolitan aurie wis estimatit at 2,354,957.[6] Dountoun Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, rankin at 25t in the naition for jobs athin the urban core an 6t in job density.[7] The characteristic shape o Pittsburgh's central business destrict is a triangular tract carved bi the confluence o the Allegheny an Monongahela rivers, which form the Ohio River. The ceety features 151 heich-rise biggins,[8] 446 brigs,[9] twa inclined railways, an a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is kent colloquially as "The Ceety o Brigs" an "The Steel Ceety" for its mony brigs an umwhile steel manufacturin base.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanie | |
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Ceety o Pittsburgh | |
Clockwise: Cathedral o Learning at the Varsity o Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh skyline; Carnegie Mellon Varsity; PNC Park; Duquesne Incline | |
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Location in Allegheny Coonty, Pennsylvanie | |
Coordinates: 40°26′30″N 80°00′00″W / 40.44167°N 80.00000°WCoordinates: 40°26′30″N 80°00′00″W / 40.44167°N 80.00000°W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
Commonweel | Pennsylvanie |
Coonty | Allegheny |
Historic Empires | |
Historic Colonies | |
Settled | 1717 |
Foondit | November 27, 1758 |
Municipal incorporation | Aprile 16, 1771 (Tounship) Aprile 22, 1794 (Borough) Mairch 18, 1816 (Ceety) |
Foondit bi | George Washington, General John Forbes |
Named for | "The Great Commoner": Prime Meenister William Pitt |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-Cooncil |
• Mayor | Bill Peduto (D) |
• Ceety Cooncil | Councilmembers
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• State Hoose | Representatives
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• State Senate | Jim Ferlo (D) Jay Costa (D) |
• U.S. House | Mike Doyle (D) |
Area | |
• Ceety | 151 km2 (58.3 sq mi) |
• Laund | 144 km2 (55.5 sq mi) |
• Water | 7 km2 (2.8 sq mi) 4.8% |
• Metro | 13,840 km2 (5343 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 420 m (1370 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 220 m (710 ft) |
Population | |
• Ceety | 305,841 |
• Rank | US: 62nt |
• Density | 2,140/km2 (5540/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,733,853 (US: 27t) |
• Metro | 2,360,867 (US: 22nt) |
• CSA | 2659937 (US: 20t) |
• GMP | $131.3 billion (23rd) |
Demonym(s) | Pittsburgher or Yinzer |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastren Staundart Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastren Daylicht Time) |
ZIP Code | 32 tot ZIP codes:
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Area code(s) | 412, 724, 878 |
FIPS code | 42-61000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1213644 |
Expressways | |
Watterways | Ohio River, Monongahela River, Allegheny River, Chartiers Creek, Saw Mill Run, Becks Run |
Transit | Port Authority Transit, Univ. o Pittsburgh Transit |
Rail | Penn Station Capitol Limited, Pennsylvanian |
Website | PittsburghPA.gov |
Sister ceeties
eeditPittsburgh haes seiventeen sister ceeties:[10][11]
References
eedit- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 Juin 2014.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh: The Paris of Appalachia | Rust Wire". Archived frae the original on 28 Julie 2011. Retrieved 25 Februar 2011.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.
- ↑ Bowling, Brian (24 Mairch 2010). "Census: More people arrive than leave for first time in almost 20 years". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 1 October 2010.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "US Census 2009 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places over 100,000".
- ↑ "US Census 2009 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population".
- ↑ Miller, Harold (3 August 2008). "Regional Insights: Pittsburgh is a national player in jobs per square mile but needs more population". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ↑ "High-rise Buildings of Pittsburgh". Emporis.com. Retrieved 11 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh has Plenty of Bridges". KDKA-TV. 16 Juin 2006. Archived frae the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 8 Julie 2009.
- ↑ "Sister Cities Online Directory: Pennsylvania, USA." Sister Cities International. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Has New Vietnamese Sister City". WTAE-TV. 2 December 2008. Archived frae the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
- ↑ Omiya city home page archive
- ↑ "Official portal of City of Skopje - Skopje Sister Cities". © 2006-2009 City of Skopje. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 14 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in
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(help) - ↑ "Pittsburgh Sister Cities Association". GlobalPittsburgh.org. Archived frae the original on 19 Julie 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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