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Tampa, Florida

Administration
Full nameCity of Tampa, Florida
Official nameCity of Tampa, Florida
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHillsborough County, FloridaHillsborough
Settled1823
Incorporated (Village)January 18, 1849
Incorporated (Town)September 10, 1853 and
August 11, 1873
Incorporated (City)December 15, 1855 * and
July 15, 1887
Government
TypeMayor-Council
MayorPam Iorio (D)
City attorneyChip Fletcher
LegislativeCity Council
Geography
Total Area170.6 sq mi (441.9 km2)
Land Area112.1 sq mi (290.3 km2)
Water Area58.5 sq mi (151.5 km2)
Urban Area802.3 sq mi (2078 km2)
Metro Area2554 sq mi (6614.9 km2)
Elevation48 ft (14.6 m)
Demography
Total Population340,882 (53rd ) (July 1, 2008)
Density (pop.)1146.3/km2 (2969.6/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)2.7 million (19th)
Metro (pop.)4 million
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Codes33601-33626, 33629-33631, 33633-33635, 33637, 33647, 33650-33651, 33655, 33660-33664, 33672-33675, 33677, 33679-33682, 33684-33690, 33694, 33697
Area code813
FIPS code12-71000 
GNIS feature ID0292005 

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Tampa ( ) is a Gulf Coast Bay city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2000 was 303,447. According to the 2008 estimates, the city's population had grown to 340,882, making it the 53rd largest city in the United States.

The current location of Tampa was once inhabited by various indigenous cultures, most recently the Tocobaga. It was spotted by Spanish explorers in the early 1500s, but there was no permanent American or European settlements in the area until 1824, when the US Army established a frontier outpost called Fort Brooke at the site of today's Tampa Convention Center. The village of Tampa began as a small group of pioneers who settled near the fort for protection from the Seminole population in the area.

Today, Tampa is a part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area. For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA. The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state, and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Miami, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. The Greater Tampa Bay area has just over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U.S. Census data showed an average annual growth of 2.47 percent, or a gain of approximately 97,000 residents per year. Between 2000 and 2006, the Greater Tampa Bay Market has experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million people mark on April 1, 2007.

Tampa has a number of sports teams, such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League, the Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball, and the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies in North American Soccer League (2010).

In 2008, Tampa was ranked as the 5th best outdoor city by Forbes. A 2004 survey by the NYU newspaper Washington Square News ranked Tampa as a top city for "twenty-somethings." Tampa is ranked as a "high sufficiency" world city by Loughborough University and is one category away from becoming a Gamma world city. According to Loughborough, Tampa now ranks alongside other world cities such as Phoenix, Cologne, and Osaka. In recent years Tampa has seen a notable upsurge in high-market demand from consumers, signaling more wealth concentrated in the area.[http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/12/outdoors-health-cities-forbeslife-cx_rr_0512realestate_slide_37.html?thisSpeed=3000 Tampa has been tapped to host the 2012 Republican National Convention.[http://www.forbes.com/2008/05/12/outdoors-health-cities-forbeslife-cx_rr_0512realestate_slide_37.html?thisSpeed=3000

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Man accused of Tampa hit-and-run death in court - 10 Connects Tweet this news
10 Connects---TAMPA-, -Florida- -- A man accused of a deadly hit and run in Tampa faced a judge Sunday morning. 43-year-old William White has been charged with first degree ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:40:37 GMT+00:00
Marlins win yet another one-run game - Washington Observer Reporter Tweet this news
Washington Observer Reporter---Tampa- Bay 4, Cleveland 2: Reid Brignac hit a three-run homer that helped Wade Davis remain unbeaten in July, and -Tampa- Bay beat Cleveland.--- - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:43:42 GMT+00:00
Ex-husband in court facing attempted murder charges - 10 Connects Tweet this news
10 Connects---Tampa-, -Florida- -- The man detectives say was trying to kill his ex-wife was in Hillsborough County court Sunday morning facing charges of kidnapping and ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:40:37 GMT+00:00
A chilling effect - Tbo.com Tweet this news
Tbo.com---TAMPA- - -Florida's- most famous reptile is right in the middle of its breeding season, with clutches of eggs waiting for the right moment to ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:04:18 GMT+00:00
Today is the last day to register to vote in primary elections - Tbo.com Tweet this news
Tbo.com---...- go to the state's Division of Elections page, http://election.dos.state.-fl-.us/index.shtml, and click on "For the Voters." The -Tampa- Tribune is running ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:04:17 GMT+00:00
Suits tie 'Gary,' law firm, clinics - Tbo.com Tweet this news
Tbo.com--Carl Hinson, a -Tampa- personal injury lawyer, recently gave a talk to lawyers and doctors and mentioned the case's impact. In -Florida-, people's personal ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:04:17 GMT+00:00
Deer Valley Corporation Announces Resignation of Two Directors - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--Deer Valley is a growth-oriented manufactured home builder with headquarters in -Tampa-, -Florida- and operations in Guin, Alabama. The Company is dedicated to ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:37:02 GMT+00:00
Forecast: Feeling the affects of Bonnie - 10 Connects Tweet this news
10 Connects--Tropical Storm Bonnie will make landfall in south -Florida- today as a minimal tropical storm. The -Tampa- area will deal with clouds streaming northwestward ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:35:22 GMT+00:00
McCollum squad dials up the Scott fraud attacks - Orlando Sentinel (blog) Tweet this news
Orlando Sentinel (blog)---TAMPA- � The former assistant US attorney bashing gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott in a new attack ad this week held a conference call with reporters Friday ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:47:59 GMT+00:00
Gasoline spill in Port of Tampa - 10 Connects Tweet this news
10 Connects---Tampa-, -Florida- -- About 2000 gallons of gasoline spilled at the Port of Tampa today, causing a shutdown of one of the streets. ... - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:33:10 GMT+00:00

Surrounding communities : Yearly precipitation trends
Northwest: Oldsmar, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Westchase, Town 'N' Country, New Port Richey North: Lutz, Land O' Lakes, Egypt Lake, Northdale, Carrollwood, San Antonio Northeast: Temple Terrace, New Tampa, Thonotosassa, Wesley Chapel, Mango, Zephryhills, Dade City
West: Clearwater, Largo, Clearwater Beach Tampa East: Brandon, Gibsonton, Seffner, Valrico, Dover, Plant City, Lakeland, East Tampa,
Southwest: St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Pinellas Park South: Bradenton, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, Sun City Center, Palmetto Southeast: Riverview, Gibsonton, Boyette, Fish Hawk, Wimauma

MacDill Air Force Base : High speed rail



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