Pittsburgh

Summary

Pittsburgh is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Pittsburgh ranks in the top 4% of city_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,564 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County^[3].
• Pittsburgh is in the country of United States^[4].
• Pittsburgh is on the body of water Ohio River^[5].
• Pittsburgh is on the body of water Allegheny River^[6].
• Pittsburgh is on the body of water Monongahela River^[7].
• Pittsburgh's head of government is recorded as Ed Gainey^[8].
• Pittsburgh's head of government is recorded as Corey O'Connor^[9].
• Pittsburgh's video is recorded as Google Timelapse- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.webm^[10].
• Pittsburgh's image is recorded as Duquesne Incline (50076338942) (cropped).jpg^[11].
• Pittsburgh's continent is recorded as North America^[12].
• Pittsburgh's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[13].
• Pittsburgh's instance of is recorded as county seat^[14].
• Pittsburgh's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Pittsburgh's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[16].
• Pittsburgh's flag image is recorded as Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg^[17].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Baldwin^[18].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Bellevue^[19].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Ross Township^[20].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Reserve Township^[21].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Millvale^[22].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Shaler Township^[23].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Sharpsburg^[24].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as O'Hara Township^[25].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Aspinwall^[26].
• Pittsburgh's shares border with is recorded as Fox Chapel^[27].

Body

Geography

Pittsburgh is in the country of United States^[4]. Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Ohio River^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29]; Allegheny River^[6], a river^[30], in United States^[31]; and Monongahela River^[7], a river^[32], in United States^[33]. Pittsburgh's continent is recorded as North America^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[13], county seat^[14], big city^[15], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[16].

History and Context

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham is named after Pittsburgh^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pittsburgh include Pittsburgh International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in United States^[37]; Pittsburgh metropolitan area^[38], a metropolitan statistical area^[39], in United States^[40]; Pittsburg^[41], a city in the United States^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1876^[44]; USS Pittsburgh^[45], a heavy cruiser^[46]; Pittsburg County^[47], a county of Oklahoma^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1907^[50]; 484 Pittsburghia^[51], an asteroid^[52]; and ChiPitts^[53].

Why It Matters

Pittsburgh ranks in the top 4% of city_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,564 views/month).^[2] Pittsburgh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Pittsburgh is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Pittsburgh include Pittsburgh International Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in United States^[37]; Pittsburgh metropolitan area^[38], a metropolitan statistical area^[39], in United States^[40]; Pittsburg^[41], a city in the United States^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1876^[44]; USS Pittsburgh^[45], a heavy cruiser^[46]; Pittsburg County^[47], a county of Oklahoma^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1907^[50]; and 484 Pittsburghia^[51], an asteroid^[52].