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About Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Built on the land between the confluence of the Allegheny, Ohio and Monongahela rivers and the surrounding hills, Pittsburgh features a skyline of 151 skyscrapers, 720 bridges, two inclines, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Residents of the city are called Pittsburghers.
Pittsburgh was fueled by the manufacturing industry until the 1980s when the United States steel industry collapsed. The city's economy is now largely based on healthcare, education, technology, and financial services. Robotics, in particular, is a major sector of the local economy; the Wall Street Journal dubbed the city "Roboburgh."
Despite a declining population, Pittsburgh remains the chief city of the eastern Ohio River Valley. It also anchors the largest metropolitan area in Appalachia. Because of its low cost of living, economic opportunities, education, transportation and medical infrastructures, Pittsburgh is consistently ranked high in livability surveys. In fact, it was ranked "the most livable city in the United States" in 2007 by the Places Rated Almanac.
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