Tampa, Florida
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 seat of Hillsborough County. With an estimated population of 398,173 in 2022, Tampa is the 49th-most populous city in the country and the third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville and Miami.
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| Nicknames: Cigar City, The Big Guava | |
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Tampa Location in the United States Tampa Tampa (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| City | Tampa |
| Settled | 1823 |
| Incorporated (Village) | January 18, 1849 |
| Incorporated (Town) | September 10, 1853 and August 11, 1873 |
| Incorporated (City) | December 15, 1855 and July 15, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Jane Castor (D) |
| • Legislative | Tampa City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 175.83 sq mi (455.40 km2) |
| • Land | 114.02 sq mi (295.30 km2) |
| • Water | 61.82 sq mi (160.10 km2) 35.3% |
| • Urban | 968.9 sq mi (2,509.5 km2) |
| • Metro | 2,554 sq mi (6,610 km2) |
| Elevation | 48 ft (14.6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 384,959 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 398,173 |
| • Rank | 49th in the US |
| • Density | 3,376.4/sq mi (1,303.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 2,783,045 (US: 17th) |
| • Urban density | 2,872.3/sq mi (1,109.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,175,275 (US: 18th) |
| Demonym(s) | Tampan, Tampanian, Tampeño |
| GDP | |
| • Tampa (MSA) | $219.4 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655, 33660–33664, 33672–33675, 33677, 33679–33682, 33684–33689, 33694 |
| Area code(s) | 813, 656 |
| FIPS code | 12-71000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292005 |
| Website | www |
Tampa was founded as a military center during the 19th century with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was also brought to the city by Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the Civil War. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction, and the maritime industry. The bay's port is the largest in the state, responsible for over $15 billion in economic impact.
The city is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a four-county area composed of roughly 3.1 million residents, making it the second-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state and the sixth largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Miami. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas.