Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (pronounced /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/) is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the U.S. Commonweel o Pennsylvania an the coonty seat o Allegheny Coonty. Regionally, it anchors the lairgest urban aurie o Appalachie[1] an the Ohio River Valley, an naitionally, it is the 22nt-lairgest urban aurie in the Unitit States.Template:Geographic reference[2] The estimatit population o the ceety in 2009 wis 311,647,[3] while the seiven-coonty metropolitan aurie wis estimatit at 2,354,957.[4] Dountoun Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, rankin at 25t in the naition for jobs athin the urban core an 6t in job density.[5] 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,[6] 446 brigs,[7] two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is kent colloquially as "The Ceety o Brigs" and "The Steel Ceety" for its mony brigs an umwhile steel manufacturin base.
[edit] Sister ceeties
Pittsburgh haes seiventeen sister ceeties:[8][9]
[edit] References
- ↑ Pittsburgh: The Paris of Appalachia | Rust Wire
- ↑ Bowling, Brian. "Census: More people arrive than leave for first time in almost 20 years", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 24 March 2010. Retrieved on 1 October 2010..
- ↑ 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. "Regional Insights: Pittsburgh is a national player in jobs per square mile but needs more population", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2008-08-03. Retrieved on 6 August 2008..
- ↑ High-rise Buildings of Pittsburgh. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 11 Apryle 2009. .
- ↑ "Pittsburgh has Plenty of Bridges", KDKA-TV, 2006-06-16. Retrieved on 8 Julie 2009.. Template:Dead link
- ↑ "Sister Cities Online Directory: Pennsylvania, USA." Sister Cities International. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Has New Vietnamese Sister City", WTAE-TV, 2008-12-02. Retrieved on 3 Dizember 2008..
- ↑ Omiya city home page archive
- ↑ Official portal of City of Skopje - Skopje Sister Cities. © 2006-2009 City of Skopje. Retrieved on 14 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Pittsburgh Sister Cities Association. GlobalPittsburgh.org. Retrieved on 2 August 2010. .
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh metropolitan aurie
- Ceeties in Pennsylvania
- Populatit places on the Ohio River
- Populatit places established in 1758
- 1794 establishments
- Coonty seats in Pennsylvania
- Port settlements in the Unitit States
- Early American industrial centers
- Populatit places in Allegheny Coonty, Pennsylvania
