| Tampa is a city on the West Coast of Florida. | | | | - Adventure Island |
| It is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area | | | | |
| (the other two large cities in the area are | | | | - Busch Gardens Africa |
| Clearwater and St. Petersburg), and the third | | | | |
| largest city in the state. As of 2005, its | | | | - Lowry Park Zoo |
| population within the city limits was | | | | |
| estimated at 326,519, but around 2.7 million | | | | - SS American Victory |
| people lived in the Tampa-St. | | | | |
| Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, | | | | - Tampa Museum of Art |
| which is generally known as the "Tampa Bay | | | | |
| Area", "Tampa Bay", or to locals, as simply | | | | Here is some more information about the area: |
| the "Bay Area". The population of the area | | | | |
| has, and continues to grow rapidly, with the | | | | - Probably the best known educational |
| urban area having grown by almost 15% between | | | | institution in Tampa is the University of |
| 2000 and 2006, and reaching a total of an | | | | South Florida. The University of South |
| estimated 4 million in April of 2007. | | | | Florida is a public university founded in |
| | | | 1956. |
| The whole of the Tampa Bay Area is well-known | | | | |
| for its beaches and nightlife, as well | | | | - The main airport for Tampa is Tampa |
| containing many excellent hotels, pools and | | | | International Airport. |
| golf courses, but there are also many tourist | | | | |
| attractions in the area too, including a | | | | - Professional sports teams in Tampa include |
| number that fall within the city of Tampa | | | | the baseball team, the Tampa Yankees, the NFL |
| itself. Some of the attractions in the Tampa | | | | American football team, the Tampa Bay |
| include: | | | | Buccaneers, and the NHL ice hockey team, the |
| | | | Tampa Bay Lightning. |