Tampa is a city on the West Coast of
Florida. It is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area
(the other two large cities in the area are
Clearwater and
St. Petersburg), and the third largest city in the state.
As of 2005, its population within the city limits was estimated at
326,519, but around 2.7 million people lived in the
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area,
which is generally known as the "Tampa Bay Area", "Tampa Bay",
or to locals, as simply the "Bay Area".
The population of the area has, and continues to grow rapidly, with the urban area
having grown by almost 15% between
2000 and
2006,
and reaching a total of an estimated 4 million in
April of 2007.
The whole of the Tampa Bay Area is well-known for its beaches and nightlife, as well containing many excellent
hotels, pools and golf courses, but there
are also many tourist attractions in the area too, including a number that fall within the city of
Tampa itself.
Some of the attractions in the Tampa area include:
The principal airport serving Tampa is Tampa International Airport.
Probably the most famous educational institution in Tampa is the University of South Florida. The University of South Florida is a public university founded in 1956.
Professional sports franchises in Tampa include the Florida State League baseball team, the Tampa Yankees, the ice hockey team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the NFL American football team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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