Philadelphia

largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and seat of Philadelphia County
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Philadelphia

Summary

Philadelphia is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Philadelphia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Philadelphia received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • Philadelphia received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County[5].
  • Philadelphia is in the country of United States[6].
  • Philadelphia is on the body of water Delaware River[7].
  • Philadelphia's head of government is recorded as Cherelle Parker[8].
  • Philadelphia's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania[9].
  • Philadelphia's instance of is recorded as county seat[10].
  • Philadelphia's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[11].
  • Philadelphia's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county[12].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Upper Darby Township[13].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Millbourne[14].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Yeadon[15].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Darby[16].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Colwyn[17].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Darby Township[18].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Folcroft[19].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Tinicum Township[20].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as West Deptford Township[21].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as National Park[22].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Westville[23].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Gloucester City[24].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Camden[25].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Pennsauken[26].
  • Philadelphia's shares border with is recorded as Palmyra[27].

Body

Geography

Philadelphia is in the country of United States[6]. Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County[5]. Philadelphia is on the body of water Delaware River[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania[9], county seat[10], home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[11], and consolidated city-county[12].

History and Context

Filadelfia is named after Philadelphia[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Philadelphia include Northeast Philadelphia Airport[29], an airport[30], in United States[31]; Filadelfia[32], a municipality of Colombia[33], in Colombia[34], founded in 1850[35]; Philadelphia Parks & Recreation[36], a government agency[37], in United States[38], founded in 2010[39]; Philadelphia Phillies[40], a baseball team[41], in United States[42], founded in 1883[43]; Philadelphia Experiment[44], an urban legend[45], in United States[46]; USS Philadelphia[47], an attack submarine[48]; Philadelphia County[49], a county of Pennsylvania[50], in United States[51], founded in 1682[52]; and Philadelphia International Airport[53].

Why It Matters

Philadelphia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Philadelphia is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for Philadelphia include Northeast Philadelphia Airport[29], an airport[30], in United States[31]; Filadelfia[32], a municipality of Colombia[33], in Colombia[34], founded in 1850[35]; Philadelphia Parks & Recreation[36], a government agency[37], in United States[38], founded in 2010[39]; Philadelphia Phillies[40], a baseball team[41], in United States[42], founded in 1883[43]; Philadelphia Experiment[44], an urban legend[45], in United States[46]; and USS Philadelphia[47], an attack submarine[48].

FAQs

What awards did Philadelphia receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3] and Silver Anvil Award[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . phila.gov. Retrieved . phila.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [7] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['philadelphia', 'philadelphia-pa']
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  4. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name philadelphia.pa.us, phl.pa.us
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  6. 4w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and seat of Philadelphia County
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  7. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Philadelphia
    Official website https://phila.gov
    Capital of United States, Philadelphia County
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