Editing Tewksbury, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|21.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|20.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 1.61%, is water.

The [[Merrimack River]] forms part of the northern boundary of Tewksbury, and the [[Shawsheen River]] runs through the southern end of town as well.

Tewksbury is located within the [[Greater Boston]] metropolitan area. The town is located about {{convert|19|mi|km}} north-northwest of [[Boston]] along [[Interstate 93|I-93]] and [[Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)|I-495]] (Boston's outer beltway). Tewksbury is bordered by the city of [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] to the northwest, [[Dracut, Massachusetts|Dracut]] to the north (unreachable across the [[Merrimack River|Merrimack]]), [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover]] to the northeast, [[Wilmington, Massachusetts|Wilmington]] to the southeast, and [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]] to the southwest.

Tewksbury also borders the [[Concord River]] to the southwest, and the town of [[Chelmsford, Massachusetts|Chelmsford]] exists on the other side of this river.