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Northwest Philadelphia is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The area is divided by Wissahickon Creek into two subsections. To the east are Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill, and to the west are Roxborough and Manayunk, each contain their own groups of neighborhoods. Although not geographically accurate, residents tend to view the eastern and western halves as north (above Fairmount Park) and south (below Fairmount Park), as Northwest Philadelphia is oriented askew to the main Philadelphia street grid.
Unlike the other sections of Philadelphia, the Northwest retains a more suburban feel. It is known for its hilly terrain, mainly in the areas between the Wissahickon and the Schuylkill River. This hilly terrain has become a distinct characteristics in several neighborhoods in the area, especially that of Manayunk and Roxborough (where many of the city's broadcast transmission towers are located).
