Orlando

Orlando (Florida)

The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange and central city of the metropolitan area of the same name, as well as head of the region known as Central Florida, Florida, Southeast United States. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 185,951 (the population in the metropolitan area is 1,644,561). A local census of the population in 2003 yielded a result of 199,336 inhabitants (1.8 million in the metropolitan area). It is the sixth largest city in Florida and the largest coastal city does not. It is also the head of the third largest metropolitan area in the state behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Tampa-St Petersburg.

The city is mainly known for its hotels and tourist attractions, particularly the Nick Hotel, owned television channel Nickelodeon children and youth and Tourism of the same chain, Nickelodeon Suites Resort, and also the Walt Disney World Resort. Other attractions include SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort. The center of the city of Orlando, better known as Downtown Orlando has undergone continuous restructuring, despite being far from the main tourist attractions. It is home to Orlando Sentinel, one of the largest newspapers in the state, and the Orlando Magic professional basketball team in the NBA.