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Philadelphia

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Also known as Philly, City of Brotherly Love, Cradle of Liberty, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, Pa

Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a Census-estimated population of 1,574,281 in July 2025. The Philadelphia metropolitan area (also called the Delaware Valley) has 6.33 million residents and is the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area. Philadelphia is known for its culture, cuisine, and history, maintaining contemporary influence in business and technology, sports, and music.

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Philadelphia is the second-largest city on the East Coast and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with nearly 1.6 million residents and a metro area of over 6 million people. The city is recognized nationally for its significant contributions to culture, cuisine, history, business, technology, sports, and music.

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William Penn
Settlement.name
Philadelphia
Settlement.settlement_type
Consolidated city-county
Settlement.etymology
Ancient Greek ('beloved, dear') and ('brother, brotherly')
Settlement.nicknames
"Philly", "The City of Brotherly Love", others
Settlement.motto
(Latin for "Let brotherly love endure" or "... continue")
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Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Seal of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg
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City of Philadelphia Logo.svg
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150px
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Logo
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yes
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8
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yes
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none
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Pennsylvania#USA#North America
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left

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Jurisdiction
US-PA
Headquarters
Philadelphia, US

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
consolidated city-county
Official name
Philadelphia
Demonym
Philadelphijčanka
Country
United States
Located in
Philadelphia County
Population
1603797
Area
369.610537
Elevation
12
Time zone
UTC−04:00
Body of water
Delaware River
Head of government
Cherelle Parker
Capital of
Philadelphia County
Shares border with
Haverford Township
Founded by
William Penn
Official website
phila.gov
Image
Philadelphia skyline 20240528 (cropped).jpg
Households
613125
Dialing code
267
Flag
flag of Philadelphia
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twinned administrative body
Frankfurt
Commons category
Philadelphia
topic's main category
Category:Philadelphia
category for people born here
Category:Births in Philadelphia
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Philadelphia
category for films shot at this location
Category:Films shot in Philadelphia
category of associated people
Category:People from Philadelphia
Commons gallery
Philadelphia
postal code
19255
nickname
City of Brotherly Love
inception
1682-00-00
native label
Philadelphia
owner of
Philadelphia International Airport
P8168
Puzieux
short name
Phila.
water area
22.289408
water as percent of area
6.0305
located in the statistical territorial entity
Philadelphia metropolitan area
per capita income
29644
coextensive with
Philadelphia County
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
member of
Organization of World Heritage Cities
P12749
Georg von Hauberrisser
hashtag
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Native peoples
  • Colonial era
  • American Revolution
  • 19th century
  • 20th century
  • 21st century
  • Geography
  • Topography
  • Cityscape
  • City planning
  • Architecture
  • Parks
  • Climate
  • Time Series
  • Air quality
  • Demographics
  • Immigration and cultural diversity
  • Religion
  • Languages
  • Poverty
  • Economy
  • Finance and corporations
  • Tech and biotech
  • Tourism
  • Trade and transportation
  • Culture
  • Arts
  • Cuisine
  • Dialect
  • Music
  • Sports
  • Law and government
  • Courts
  • Politics
  • Environmental policy
  • Public safety
  • Police and law enforcement
  • Firefighting
  • Education
  • Primary and secondary education
  • Higher education
  • Media
  • Newspapers
  • Radio
  • Television
  • Infrastructure
  • Transportation
  • Airports
  • Roads
  • Bus service
  • Rail
  • Utilities
  • Water purity and availability
  • Electricity
  • Natural gas
  • Telecommunications
  • Notable people
  • Sister cities
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a Census-estimated population of 1,574,281 in July 2025. The Philadelphia metropolitan area (also called the Delaware Valley) has 6.33 million residents and is the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area. Philadelphia is known for its culture, cuisine, and history, maintaining contemporary influence in business and technology, sports, and music.

Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom, and served as the capital of the colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a vital role during the American Revolution and Revolutionary War. It served as the central meeting place for the nation's Founding Fathers in hosting the First Continental Congress (1774) and the Second Continental Congress, during which the Founders formed the Continental Army, elected George Washington as its commander, and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. During the Revolutionary War's Philadelphia campaign, the city fell to the British Army, which occupied Philadelphia for nine months from September 1777 to June 1778. Following the end of the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Constitution was ratified at the Philadelphia Convention. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, and it served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775, until December 12, 1776, and on four subsequent occasions until 1800, when construction of the new national capital in Washington, D.C. was completed.

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