Pittsburgh Region
The Pittsburgh Region is the most southwestern part of Pennsylvania. It is an area rich with history and scenery, home to the metropolitan area of Pittsburgh, old industrial towns, and some of the highest elevations in the state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Pittsburgh and Oakland.
Pittsburgh
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The pleasure of Pittsburgh remains a well-kept secret. Though not built up by reputation, the city's unique combination of bridges, steep hills, and broad rivers make it one of the most naturally scenic cities in the country.
Oakland
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Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
Butler
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Butler is a city in the Greater Pittsburgh Region. It had its glory days in the 20th century as an industrial town making railroad cars, and it celebrates its role in the creation of the Jeep.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Allegheny County and Laurel Highlands.
Allegheny County
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Allegheny County is the center of the Pittsburgh Region of Pennsylvania. It contains the city of Pittsburgh and most of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Laurel Highlands
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The Laurel Highlands is a region lying in the western foothills of Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains. Located approximately fifty-five miles east of the city of Pittsburgh, the Laurel Highlands is situated within five southwestern Pennsylvania counties: Fayette, Westmoreland, Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset.
North Pittsburgh Region
The North Pittsburgh Region is in the Pittsburgh Region of Pennsylvania, made up of Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana, and Lawrence Counties.
South Pittsburgh Region
The South Pittsburgh Region is an area of the Pittsburgh Region of Pennsylvania, made up of Washington and Greene Counties.
Pittsburgh Region
- Type: Economic region with 2,360,000 residents
- Description: populous region around the city of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “38300”, “Greater Pittsburgh”, “Greater Pittsburgh Region”, “Pittsburgh Metro”, “Pittsburgh metropolitan area”, “Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area”, “Pittsburgh MSA”, “Pittsburgh, PA”, “Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area”, “Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area”, and “Southwestern Pennsylvania”
- Category: metropolitan statistical area
- Location: Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Pittsburgh Region” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “àrea metropolitana de Pittsburgh”
- Catalan: “Àrea Metropolitana de Pittsburgh”
- Chinese: “匹兹堡都会区”
- Chinese: “匹兹堡都市区”
- Chinese: “匹茲堡地區”
- Chinese: “匹茲堡都市區”
- Chinese: “匹茲堡都會區”
- Chinese: “大匹兹堡地区”
- Chinese: “大匹茲堡地區”
- German: “Metropolregion Pittsburgh”
- German: “Südwesten”
- Hebrew: “פיטסבורג רבתי”
- Indonesian: “Pittsburg Raya”
- Indonesian: “Pittsburgh Raya”
- Italian: “Area di Pittsburgh”
- Japanese: “グレーター・ピッツバーグ”
- Japanese: “グレイター・ピッツバーグ”
- Japanese: “ピッツバーグ・メトロポリタン・エリア”
- Japanese: “ピッツバーグ都市圏”
- Japanese: “大ピッツバーグ”
- Persian: “منطقه پیتسبرگ بزرگ”
- Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Pittsburgha”
- Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Pittsburgh”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Pittsburgh”
- Urdu: “پٹسبرگ میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
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