Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Dauphin County, on the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. Once a major industrial center, it has transitioned to a service economy centered on state government operations and tourism. The city hosts the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the United States.
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Population2020 census figure, from Harrisburg's own Wikipedia infobox. Area (sq km) Founding Year1791 is the incorporation year the infobox itself gives. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
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Harrisburg is in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania.
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The Commonwealth Court's headquarters is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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It is based in Harrisburg.
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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania meets in three cities: Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
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1. Harrisburg (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
50,099
Infobox: area_land_km2
21.03
Infobox, coordinates
40.26972 N 76.87556 W
Infobox, founded
1791
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Harrisburg ( HARR-iss-burg; Pennsylvania German: Harrisbarrig) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the ninth-most populous city in the state, with a population of 50,099 at the 2020 census, while the Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 615,000 residents and is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania.
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P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 98 m
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.2697,-76.8756
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"elevation": 98.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -76.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -76.75
40.25 -76.75 Cfa
5. GeoNames: Harrisburg - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5192726Quote, cities500 record 5192726
40.2737 -76.88442 P PPLA US PA 043 32800 50183 101 105 America/New_York
Wikidata: Harrisburg
Wikidata Q25280, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Harrisburg (Wikipedia)
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