Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in Florida, a state of the United States. It has a population of about 384,959 people as of 2020. Tampa is 3rd largest city in Florida, and the 52nd largest city in the USA.
City of Tampa | |
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Nickname(s): "Cigar City", "The Big Guava" | |
![]() Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida | |
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County | Hillsborough |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bob Buckhorn (D) |
Area | |
• City | 170.6 sq mi (441.9 km2) |
• Land | 112.1 sq mi (290.3 km2) |
• Water | 58.5 sq mi (151.6 km2) |
Elevation | 48 ft (14.6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 384,959 |
• Density | 3,505.9/sq mi (1,353.6/km2) |
• Urban | 2.4 million |
• Metro | 3.1 million |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 813 |
FIPS code | 12-71000[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 0292005[2] |
Website | City of Tampa official website |
Sports
Tampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.
People from Tampa
- Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
- Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
- Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900 – 2001), Ybor business pioneer
- Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues singer, pianist
- Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
- Oba Chandler (born 1946) murderer (lived there since early 80s)
- Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
References
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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