Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US
Mattapan
Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Mattapan is the original Massachusett name for the Dorchester area, possibly meaning "a place to sit." At the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480, with the majority of its population being immigrants.
How locals move
Getting around Mattapan the local way
- Get inThere are a few ferries plying their trades between Boston and Provincetown, and another company connects Plymouth to P-town.
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