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Pittsburgh

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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
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
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licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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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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professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh.
Sources
1. Pittsburgh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 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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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.4397,-79.9764
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 290.0
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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, -79.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, -79.75
40.25 -79.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Pittsburgh - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5206379
Quote, cities500 record 5206379
40.44062 -79.99589 P PPLA2 US PA 003 61000 304391 233 239 America/New_York
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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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