Towanda is a borough and the county seat of Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is portion of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre, on the Susquehanna River. The declare means “burial ground” in the Algonquian language. As of the 2020 census, the population of Towanda was 2,833.

Towanda was established in 1784 and became the county seat in 1812. It was variously known for some years
as Meansville, Overton, Williamson, Monmouth and Towanda, and incorporated in 1828. Towanda was following known primarily for its industrial interests, which included flour, planing and silk mills, a foundry and machine shop, dye works, and manufacturers of talking machines, cut glass, toys and furniture.^{[citation needed]} The population in 1900 was 4,663 and 4,281 in 1910.

The Towanda Historic District and Bradford County Courthouse are listed upon the National Register of Historic Places. The Pennsylvania Guide, compiled by the Writers’ Program of the Works Progress Administration, described Towanda in 1940 as:

Towanda is located near the center of Bradford County at 41°46′13″N 76°26′48″W / 41.77028°N 76.44667°W / 41.77028; -76.44667 (41.770251, −76.446545), at nearly 730 ft. above sea level, on the west bank of the Susquehanna River. It is bordered to the north and west by North Towanda Township, to the south and west by Towanda Township, and to the east, across the river, by Wysox Township.