Facts about Philadelphia

Liberty Bell
  • Philadelphia is the 5th-most-populous city in the United States.
  • Philadelphia nicknames: "The City that Loves you Back", "Philly", "The Illadelph", "City of Brotherly Love", "Cradle of Liberty", "The Birthplace of America", "The Quaker City", "The City of Neighborhoods"
  • Philadelphia is the largest city in the US state of Pennsylvania.
  • The city was founded on October 27, 1682
  • City area - 142.6 sq mi (369.3 km²)
  • Population - City 1,526,006 - Metro 6.1 million
  • Demonym Philadelphian
  • The Walnut Street Theater is the oldest continually operating theater in the United States
  • The name Philadelphia means in Greek "brotherly love", compounded from philos (φίλος) "love", and adelphos (ἀδελφός) "brother")
  • The first U.S. stock exchange was in Philadelphia.
  • Philadelphia was once the second-largest city in the British Empire (after London)
  • The Philadelphia Mint produces over 30 million coins per day
  • The Liberty Bell weighs 2,080 pounds (942 kg).
  • The first bank in the United States was created in Philadelphia in 1791
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