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A city in southwestern Pennsylvania, seat of Allegheny County, at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers join to form the Ohio River. Its population of 302,971 at the 2020 census makes it Pennsylvania's second-most populous city after Philadelphia, and its metropolitan area is the largest in the Ohio Valley and Appalachia.

Facts
Population
302,971 1
Area (sq km)
151.12 1
Founding Year
1758 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
373 2
Latitude
40.439722 degrees north 1
Longitude
79.976389 degrees west 1
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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania meets in three cities: Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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1. Pittsburgh (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section, REST summary extract
    it had a population of 302,971 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia.
  • Infobox, Area (City)
    58.35 sq mi (151.12 km²)
  • Article text
    General John Forbes finally took the forks in 1758. He began construction on Fort Pitt, named after William Pitt the Elder, while the settlement was named "Pittsborough".
  • Infobox, coordinates (wikitext Coord template)
    40°26′23″N 79°58′35″W
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Pittsburgh (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
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elevation 373 m
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Wikidata: Pittsburgh
Wikidata Q1342, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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