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Punta Gorda (/ ˌ p ʌ n t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə /; English: Fat Point) [5] is a city located in Southwest Florida and is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. [6] As of the 2020 U.S. Census the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census.
Charlotte Harbor as seen from Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda. The Charlotte Harbor of the present day is a harbor mainly for privately owned pleasure craft and fishing boats. [citation needed] The area thrives partly due to tourism. There are also numerous retirement communities in the Charlotte Harbor area.
Punta Gorda: Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Christmas Parade; Punta Gorda: The Annual Saturday Night Before Christmas Eve Boat Parade; Redington Beach: Redington Beach and Indian Shores Holiday Boat Parade; Safety Harbor: Safety Harbor Holiday Parade; St. Augustine: Holiday Regatta of Lights
Top 5 things to do in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties this weekend: Aug. 4-6.
The Punta Gorda Residential District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 7, 1991) located in Punta Gorda, Florida. [1] The district is bounded by West Retta Esplanade, Berry Street, West Virginia Avenue and Taylor Street.
The house is owned by the City of Punta Gorda, Florida and is leased to the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce. [2] It is open to the public. It was deemed significant for reflecting Queen Anne style architecture, asserted to be rare in South Florida, and for association with businessman and politician Augustus C. Freeman.
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It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota is a principal city of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.