Orlando, Florida

The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. A 2009 U.S. Census Estimates population count gave the city population was 235,860 (metropolitan area 2,082,628), making it the sixth largest city in Florida. It is also at the head of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Orlando-Kissimmee MSA is Florida's third-largest metropolitan area, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater. Additionally, Orlando is home to the second largest university in Florida, the University of Central Florida.

The city is best known for the many tourist attractions in the area, particularly the nearby Walt Disney World Resort, which is in the Reedy Creek Improvement District (outside Orlando city limits). Other area attractions include SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort. Despite being far from the main tourist attractions, downtown Orlando has recently seen much redevelopment, with many more projects currently under construction or planned. Orlando sees an estimated 52 million tourists a year. Orlando is the 2nd largest city in the country for number of hotel rooms. Orlando is also known for its wide array of golf courses, with numerous courses available for any level of golfer.

The city's nickname is "The City Beautiful", though plans are underway to change this title through a local contest. Its symbol is the fountain of Lake Eola. The current mayor is Buddy Dyer.
Categories: city, draw only border, county seat
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida
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Coordinates:  28°28'49"N 81°22'2"W

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  • Unbeknownst to most, Orlando is actually a very historic city seeing that it was the citrus capital of the country in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In the central areas there are a lot of leafy old neighborhoods with brick streets, charming bungalows with Spanish Moss draped Live Oaks. Some nice, lively neighborhoods include Lake Eola and College Park which have sidewalk cafes and neighborhoody taverns. Orange Avenue is the historic main street with many high rises dating from the 1910s and 1920s.
  • Not Only That, Orlando Is The Breeding Place Of Pop Music. Matchbox Twenty, Backstreet Boys, N'SYNC, Britney spears, Christina Aguilera,Mandy Moore, etc.. all Started Here.
  • Home to the Rockin Rollarcoaster
  • I loved it until the mid decade when it started to deteriorate into what we see today.
  • The Pop Music Capital of the World
  • Not to mention a High crime rate.
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