Pennsylvania

Ìkan lára àwọn ìpínlẹ̀ ní orílé-èdè ìṣọ̀kan Amẹ́ríkà
(Àtúnjúwe láti Ìpínlẹ̀ Pennsylvania)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania /ˌpɛnsɪlˈvnjə/ je ipinle U.S. to budo si agbegbe Apailaorun ati Mid-Atlantic orile-ede Amerika.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Flag of Pennsylvania State seal of Pennsylvania
Flag Seal
Ìlàjẹ́: Keystone State; Quaker State;
Coal State; Oil State; State of Independence
Motto(s): Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ None (English, de facto)
Spoken language(s) English 91.6%
Spanish 3.1%[1]
Pennsylvania Dutch
Orúkọaráàlú Pennsylvanian
Olúìlú Harrisburg
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Philadelphia
Largest metro area Delaware Valley
Àlà  Ipò 33rd ní U.S.
 - Total 46,055 sq mi
(119,283 km2)
 - Width 280 miles (455 km)
 - Length 160 miles (255 km)
 - % water 2.7
 - Latitude 39°43′ N to 42°16′ N
 - Longitude 74°41′ W to 80°31′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 6th ní U.S.
 - Total 12,702,379(2010.)[2]
Density 283.9/sq mi  (109.6/km2)
Ranked 9th in the U.S.
 - Median income  US$48,562 (26th)
Elevation  
 - Highest point Mount Davis[3][4]
3,213 ft (979 m)
 - Mean 1,100 ft  (340 m)
 - Lowest point Delaware River at Àdàkọ:Nobreak[3]
sea level
Admission to Union  December 12, 1787 (2nd)
Gómìnà Tom Corbett (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Jim Cawley (R)
Legislature General Assembly
 - Upper house State Senate
 - Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Bob Casey, Jr. (D)
Pat Toomey (R)
U.S. House delegation 12 Republicans, 7 Democrats (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations PA Pa. or Penna. US-PA
Website pa.gov



  1. "Pennsylvania – Languages". Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-07. 
  2. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-12-30. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011. 
  4. Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.