South Philadelphia

South Philly is a district of . Famous for its Italian heritage and for being featured in the 1970s movie Rocky, South Philly is home to FDR Park and most of Philadelphia's major professional sports teams.
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  • Type: Suburb with 169,000 residents
  • Description: the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west
  • Also known as: “Південна Філадельфія”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Methodist Hospital and Francis Scott Key School.

Hospital
is a in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia, affiliated with Jefferson Health, , and Thomas Jefferson University.

Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
is a public elementary school located in the Central South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
is a historic K-8 school located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wharton and Whitman.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, , United States. Its boundaries are difficult to ascertain; the City of Philadelphia states it is along Street, west of Pennsport, and east of Point Breeze.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of , , United States. It is bounded on the west by Sixth Street, on the east by Interstate 95, on the south by Bigler Street, and on the north by Snyder Avenue.

Neighborhood
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is a multicultural in South Philadelphia. It is bounded by 25th Street to the west, Washington Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Moore Street to the south.

South Philadelphia

Latitude
39.92555° or 39° 55′ 32″ north
Longitude
-75.16946° or 75° 10′ 10″ west
Population
169,000
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87F6WRGJ+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9452003405
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11837684
Wiki­data ID
Q7568214
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“South Philadelphia” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “South Philadelphia”
  • Chinese: “南費城”
  • Dutch: “South Philadelphia”
  • French: “Philadelphie sud”
  • Hebrew: “פילדלפיה/דרום העיר”
  • Italian: “Filadelfia sud”
  • Italian: “South Philadelphia”
  • Japanese: “サウス・フィラデルフィア”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوت فیلئیدلفیا”
  • Ukrainian: “Південна Філадельфія”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ فلاڈیلفیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Philadelphia”

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