- Habitants:
297,880. Tampa is Florid'as third most populous city,
following Miami and Jacsonville.
- Location:
Tampa Bay is located on Florida's West Coast.
Its central location makes it easy to get to
the beaches and all the attractionss throughout
Central Florida.
- Port:
Tampa's port is the seventh largest in the nation.
- Climate:
Average summer temperature 81.4 Farenhait,
average winter temperature 62.5 Farenhait.
- Education:
University of South Florida
University of Tampa
Hillsborough Community College
- Important Dates:
- 1513 Spanish Ponce de Leon first arrived in the Tampa Bay area.
- 1539 Hernando de Soto sailed into de Tampa Bay to search for gold.
- 1821 United States purchased Florida from Spain.
- 1855 Town of Tampa first settlement.
- 1886 Vicente Matinez Ybor established a cigar factory in Tampa.
- 1891 Henry B. Plant opened the Tampa Bay Hotel.
- Tampa Major Attractions:
- Tampa Museum of Art
- Henry B. Plant Museum
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Tampa Bay History Center
- Tampa Theatre
- Performing Arts Center
- Historic Ybor City
- Lowry Park Zoo
- Florida Aquarium
- Bush Gardens
- Adventure Island
- Ice Palace Arena
- Raymond james Stadium
- Convention Center