Tampa, Florida

City of Tampa
City
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  "Cigar City", "The Big Guava"
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°56′50″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94722°N 82.45861°W / 27.94722; -82.45861
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
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)[1]
• 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	813
FIPS code	12-71000[2]
GNIS feature ID	0292005[3]
Website	City of Tampa official website

Tampa is a city in Florida, a state of the United States. It has a population of about 384,959 people as of 2020.^[1] Tampa is 3rd largest city in Florida, and the 52nd largest city in the USA.

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

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