Florida (English: Florida) is a state in the southeast of the United States.
Geography
Map of Florida
Location
Most of the state is located on the Florida peninsula, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Florida shares a border with the states of Alabama and Georgia.
Nature
Florida is primarily low hilly areas and large swamps. The highest hills, raised several tens of meters above sea level, are located in the center of the peninsula. In the extreme south of Florida is the Everglades wetlands, where thickets of cypress trees and tall grass prairies are also preserved. This unique corner of subtropical nature is mostly part of the national park of the same name.
Population centers
The capital of the state is the city of Tallahassee, the largest city is Jacksonville. Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg can also be singled out among large cities.
History
On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state of the United States.
Court structure
Florida’s court system is divided into two broad categories: appellate courts and trial courts. The appellate level consists of the Supreme Court and five courts of appeal, while the courts of first instance consist of 67 municipal courts and 20 district courts.
In 2019, the Florida Supreme Court heard 2,098 cases. This is 1106 cases less than in 2014.
Famous people
- Jim Morrison
Orlando (Florida)
| Orlando | |
| City in the United States | |
| Location | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Orange County |
| Coordinates | 28°32’1″NB, 81°23’12″WL |
| General | |
| Surface | 294,61 km² |
| – land | 272,51 km² |
| – water | 22,10 km² |
| Residents (April 1, 2020) |
307.573 (1129 inhabitants/km²) |
| – agglomeration | 2.818.120 (2010) |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Buddy Dyer (D) |
| Website | orlando.gov |
| Photo’s | |
According to COUNTRYAAH,Orlando is a city in the United States of America, located in the state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County. There are 255,483 (2013) people living within the city limits, where the entire agglomeration has 2,267,846 (2010) residents. It is Florida’s third largest city. On June 12, 2016, 49 people were shot dead at Pulse gay nightclub.
Demographics
11.3% of the population is older than 65 and 35% consists of single -person households. Unemployment is 2.7 % (2000 census figures).
The population increased from 163,435 in 1990 to 185,951 in 2000.
Economy
Orlando and its environs are home to some of the top tourist destinations in the world, including:
- SeaWorld Orlando
- Universal Orlando
- Walt Disney World Resort
Settings
- Het Space and Science Research Center
- The Orange County Convention Center, the second largest convention center in the United States
Climate
In January the average temperature is 15.4 °C, in July it is 27.9 °C. Annual average precipitation is 1222.0 mm (data based on the measurement period 1961-1990).
Culture
The boy band Backstreet Boys is from Orlando and was founded in 1993. A popular nightlife area is I-Drive 360 .
Sports
Orlando has one sports club that plays in one of the top four American professional sports. It’s about:
- Orlando Magic (Basketball)
In addition, Orlando City SC football club plays in Major League Soccer.
With the Citrus Bowl stadium, Orlando was the host city for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Netherlands and Belgium played 3 and 2 games respectively, including the match against each other.
Sister Cities
- Valladolid, Sleep
Born
- Edgar Warren Williams (1949), composer
- Stan Bush (1953), singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Wesley Snipes (1962), actor
- Traylor Howard (1966), actrice
- Jonathan Jackson (1982), actor
- David Oliver (1982), athlete
- Jamaal Torrance (1983), athlete
- Courtnee Draper (1985), actress, singer, lawyer, voice actress
- Josh Segarra (1986), actor
- Jeremy Pope (1992), actor
- Marvin Bracy (1993), atleet
- Jack Griffo (1996), actor, singer
- Kathryn Newton (1997), actrice
- Talia Castellano (1999-2013), youtuber
Daytona Beach, Florida
| Daytona Beach | |
| Place in the United States | |
| Location of Daytona Beach in Florida | |
| Location of Florida in the US | |
| Location | |
| County | Volusia County |
| Type of place | City |
| State | Florida |
| Coordinates | 29° 12′ N, 81° 2′ W |
| General | |
| Surface | 176.56 km² |
| – country | 170.03 km² |
| – water | 6.53 km² |
| Inhabitants (2006) |
64,183 (377 inhabitants/km²) |
| Height | 14 m |
| Other | |
| ZIP code(s) | 32114–32126, 32198 |
| FIPS code | 16525 |
| Website | codb.us |
Daytona Beach is a city in the US state of Florida, and is administratively part of Volusia County. Henry Segrave broke two world land speed records at Daytona Beach during the interwar period .
Demographics
In the 2000 census, the population was recorded at 64,112 . In 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population at 64,183 , an increase of 71 (0.1%).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the place occupies an area of 168.2 km², of which 152.0 km² is land and 16.2 km² is water. Daytona Beach is approximately 14 m above sea level.
Nearby places
The figure below shows nearby places within 10 miles of Daytona Beach.
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach Shores (7 km)
Holly Hill (4 miles)
Ormond Beach (10 km)
Ormond-by-the-Sea (15 km)
Ponce Inlet (16 km)
Port Orange (10 km)
South Daytona (5 km)
Born
- Hank Mizell (1923-1992), singer
- Lee Hamilton (1931), politician
- Bob Ross (1942-1995), artist
- Vince Carter (1977), basketball player
Tampa, Florida
| Tampa | |
| City in the United States | |
| Location | |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough County |
| Coordinates | 27°56’51″N, 82°27’31″WL |
| General | |
| Surface | 453.81 km² |
| – country | 293.75 km² |
| – water | 160.06 km² |
| Residents (April 1, 2020) |
384,959 (1310 inhabitants/km²) |
| – agglomeration | 2,824,724 (2011) |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Jane Castor (D) |
| Website | tampagov.net |
Tampa is a city in Florida in the southern United States. The city is located at the end of the Tampa Bay, the urban agglomeration mainly lies between the Gulf of Mexico and this bay. The city is the largest of this conurbation which has more than 2.8 million inhabitants and includes the cities of Saint Petersburg, Clearwater and Largo. The city itself has only 369,075 inhabitants (2013).
The city is home to the University of South Florida.
Demographics
12.5% of the population is older than 65 and 33.7% consists of single -person households. Unemployment is 3.2 % (census figures 2000).
About 19.3% of Tampa’s population are Hispanics and Hispanics, 26.1% are of African origin and 2.2% of Asian origin.
The population increased from 303,447 in 2000 to 346,037 in 2011.
Population Growth
- 1850 — 974
- 1870 — 796
- 1880 — 720
- 1890 — 5,532
- 1900 — 15,839
- 1910 — 37,782
- 1920 — 51,608
- 1930 — 101,161
- 1940 — 108,391
- 1950 — 124,681
- 1960 — 274,970
- 1970 — 277,767
- 1980 — 271,523
- 1990 — 280.015
- 2000 — 303.447
- 2003 — 317,647
- 2010 — 335,709
- 2013 — 369,075
Climate
In January the average temperature is 15.5°C, in July it is 27.8°C. Annual average rainfall is 1120 mm (data based on the measurement period 1961-1990).
Sports
Tampa has three sports clubs that compete in one of the top four American professional sports. It’s about:
- Tampa Bay Rays (baseball), although it actually plays in Saint Petersburg
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (American football)
- Tampa Bay Lightning (ice hockey)
Tampa Bay Mutiny football club played in Major League Soccer from 1995 to 2001, but has since been disbanded.
Transport
Like many medium-sized American cities, Tampa has an airport. In Tampa, that is Tampa International Airport. Also, there are numerous bridges connecting cities such as Sarasota or St Petersburg-Clearwater. The most famous is the Skyway Bridge.
Nearby places
The figure below shows nearby places within 10 miles of Tampa.
Tampa
Citrus Park (14 km)
East Lake-Orient Park (9 km)
Egypt Lake Leto (6 km)
Greater Carrollwood (11 km)
Greater Northdale (15 km)
Lake Magdalene (12 km)
mango (16 km)
Palm River-Clair Mel (10 km)
Progress Village (13 km)
Temple Terrace (11 km)
Town ‘n’ Country (12 km)
University (11 km)
Born
- Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), jazz musician (multi-instrumentalist and alto saxophonist) (hard bop)
- Nat Adderley (1931–2000), jazz musician
- Joe Lala (1947-2014), drummer and actor
- Jim Neidhart (1955-2018), wrestler
- David Gail (1965), actor
- Beth Hirsch (1967), singer
- Sarah Paulson (1974), actress
- Damu Cherry (1977), athlete
- Avy Scott (1981), porn actress
- Dreama Walker (1986), actress
- Aaron Carter (1987), child star and singer
- Megan Romano (1991), swimmer
- Joe Gyau (1992), football player
- Julian Green (1995), German footballer
