page_title: Philadelphia
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Philadelphia / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of the upper passenger platform at 30th Street AMTRAK/SEPTA Station in Philadelphia.
context_page_description: Philadelphia is the sixth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In spoken English, the city is sometimes called Philly.
  The population of the city was 1,517,550 people in 2000, in 2010 census it was up to 1,526.006 people. Philadelphia was the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800. It was replaced by Washington, D.C. in 1800 after the White House was built.
  Philadelphia is famous because it has many places tourists like to visit, like the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Christ Church.
context_section_description: Philadelphia is in the state of Pennsylvania, named after William Penn. It is on the west bank of the Delaware River, across from New Jersey. Another big river, the Schuylkill, flows into the Delaware River at Philadelphia. The city has only a few small hills, and most of it is flat. The summers are usually hot in Philadelphia and the winters are normal to cold.
caption: 30th Street Station In Philadelphia, one of the busiest rail stations in the United States.
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