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Website. tampa .gov. Tampa ( US: / ˈtæmpə / TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County.
The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. It is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S. Census .
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and shallow estuary connected to the Gulf of Mexico on the west-central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay. The largest freshwater inflow into the bay is the Hillsborough River, which flows into Hillsborough Bay in downtown Tampa.
The modern history of Tampa, Florida, can be traced to the founding of Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in today's downtown in 1824, soon after the United States had taken possession of Florida from Spain. The outpost brought a small population of civilians to the area, and the town of Tampa was first incorporated in 1855.
33602, 33606. View of downtown looking north, from Davis Islands overlooking Seddon Channel. Downtown Tampa is the central business district of Tampa, Florida, United States, and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area . It is second only to Westshore regarding employment in the area.
The city of Tampa, Florida is officially divided into six geographical regions: New Tampa, West Tampa, Brooklyn Village, Downtown Tampa, Ybor City, and Channel District each coinciding with a respective Tampa City Council district. [ 1] The neighborhoods are managed by Neighborhood and Community Relations, a department under Neighborhood ...
Tampa International Airport ( IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA) (known as Drew Field Municipal Airport until 1952) [ 4] is an international airport six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA). [ 1]
1855 – Town of Tampa incorporated. [4] 1856 – Joseph B. Lancaster becomes mayor. 1859 – First Baptist Church established. [3] 1861 – Florida seceeds the US and joins the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. 1862 – June 30-July 1: Battle of Tampa. 1863 – October 16–18: Battle of Fort Brooke. 1873.