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Greater Orlando is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world thanks to the many theme parks in the area. Famous attractions include Walt Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Orlando. Millions of tourists visit these and other attractions every year. In 2015, the Orlando area attracted 68 million people. [37]
The Appleton Awareness Gallery is located at Appleton Creative in downtown Orlando and showcases art exhibits that work to raise awareness and incite action for local causes in the Central Florida area. Anita S. Wooten Gallery, a free and open-to-the-public art gallery located in the East Campus of Valencia Community College [4] Fort Christmas
Orlando is the hub city of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, colloquially known as "Greater Orlando" or "Metro Orlando". The area encompasses four counties ( Lake , Orange , Osceola , and Seminole ).
Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida.Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the Greater Orlando area, though in recent times the Tampa Bay area has often been described as its own region, with "Central Florida" becoming more synonymous ...
only partly within Orlando Carver Shores: 1968–1971 Catalina: 1957, 1958 Central Business District: 1875 [7] includes the Downtown Historic District (locally defined) [8] City of Orlando/GOAA: 1994 vacant land south of Orlando International Airport: Clear Lake: 1955–1963 College Park: 1923 or 1925 [9]
Map of Florida showing the Orlando-Kissimmee Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area highlighted in red, along with the rest of the Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach Combined Statistical Area highlighted in light red. Based on information from the US Census Bureau and created with a custom script.
[12] [13] The modern metropolitan statistical area was created in 1983 amid a large increase in the number of eligible markets, which grew from 172 in 1950 to 288 in 1980; [12] [14] the core based statistical area (CBSA) was introduced in 2000 and defined in 2003 with a minimum population of 10,000 required for micropolitan areas and 50,000 for ...
2010 U.S. Census tract map of Orange County. Communities in Orange County in the US state of Florida are all primarily located in the county's western half. It includes 12 municipalities (10 cities and 3 towns), 38 census-designated places, and 7 unincorporated places. The county seat is Orlando, which is also the most populous city.