Go to the north part or northern part of the town?

[effect3]

Hello,
Which structure is correct?
1. I'm going to the north part of the town.
Or
2. I'm going to the northern part of the town.
I'd be grateful for your opinion.

 

[Rover_KE]

I’d use #2.

 

[probus]

In my opinion most North Americans would use north but wouldn't consider northern incorrect, so I'd say both are correct.

 

[teechar]

If you're referring to the town you're in, say "... part of town" (no second "the").

Take a look at the ngrams

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Google Ngrams: north part of the town, northern part of the town, 1800-2022

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Google Ngrams: north part of town, northern part of town, 1800-2022

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