Orlando

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The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida, USA and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. A 2006 U.S. Census population estimate gave the city population as 220,186 [1], making it the sixth largest city in Florida. Orlando is also home to the University of Central Florida.

The city is best known for the many tourist attractions in the area, in particular the nearby Walt Disney World Resort, which is located in Lake Buena Vista about 20 mi south of Orlando city limits via Interstate 4. Other notable area attractions include SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort. The region sees an estimated 52 million tourists a year.

The SunTrust Center, the tallest building in Orlando at 441 ft. (134 m), was built in 1988.

The SeaWorld SkyTower, at 400 ft. (122 m) tall, is the tallest tower in Orange County outside Orlando proper.

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Neighborhoods

The city of Orlando has many neighborhoods in the city limits, some of which are:

  • Airport North
  • Audubon Park
  • Baldwin Park
  • Callahan
  • Central Business District
  • College Park
  • Colonialtown North
  • Colonialtown South
  • Conway
  • Coytown
  • Crescent Park
  • Delaney Park
  • Florida Center
  • Florida Center North
  • Hunter's Creek
  • Johnson Village
  • Lake Cherokee Historic District
  • Lake Davis/Greenwood
  • Lake Eola Heights
  • Lake Formosa
  • Lake Nona
  • Lake Richmond
  • Meadow Woods
  • Metro West
  • Millennia
  • Park Central
  • Park Lake/Highland
  • Parramore
  • Palomar
  • Randall Park
  • Rock Lake
  • Rosemont
  • Richmond Heights
  • Roosevelt Park
  • Thornton Park
  • Ventura
  • Wadeview Park
  • Washington Shores
  • Waterford Lakes


Suburbs

Mount Dora, Eustis, Tavares, [Leesburg, The Villages North: Maitland, Winter Park, Casselberry, Fern Park, Altamonte Springs, Sanford, Deltona, Longwood, Bunnell, Lake Mary Northeast: Oviedo, Winter Springs, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Coast
West: Ocoee, Winter Garden, Gotha, Windermere, Clermont, Oakland, Bushnell ORLANDO East: Bithlo, Union Park, Wedgefield, Eastwood
Southwest: Lake Buena Vista, Celebration, Citrus Ridge , Doctor Phillips South: Edgewood, Belle Isle, Kissimmee, Poinciana, Meadow Woods Southeast: Saint Cloud, Harmony, Holopaw, Yeehaw Junction

Demographics

Year Population
1890 2,856
1900 2,481
1910 3,894
1920 9,282
1930 27,330
1940 36,736
1950 52,367
1960 86,135
1970 99,006
1980 128,291
1990 164,693
2000 185,951
2006 220,186


Media

Newspapers

Magazines

  • Orlando Magazine
  • Orlando Leisure
  • Orlando STYLE
  • Ahora Orlando
  • Orlando Weekly
  • aXis Magazine
  • Magic Magazine
  • Orlando Arts Magazine
  • Orlando Unleashed
  • I Love Orlando
  • What's Happening Magazine (formerly What's Happening Orlando magazine)
  • Asia Trend Magazine

Internet Radio

  • Orlando Sky Radio (orlandoskyradio.com)
  • iOrlando Radio Network (iorlandoradio.com)


Sister cities

Orlando has eleven sister cities:

Marne La Vallée, Anaheim, and Urayasu are connected to Orlando as homes of other Disney theme parks (Disneyland Resort Paris, Disneyland Resort, and Tokyo Disneyland, respectively).


External links

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