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Tampa (/ ˈ t æ m p ə / ⓘ TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County.
Cumulus clouds building over the Tampa Convention Center on a summer afternoon. The warm and rainy season typically begins in late May and runs through October. [5] Average high temperatures are in the low 90s °F (around 32 °C) with lows in the mid-70s °F (around 24 °C) during this period, and the combination of warm temperatures and high humidity brings an almost daily chance of rain and ...
This is a list of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar by country.For explanation, see the article about the Gregorian calendar.. Except where stated otherwise, the transition was a move by the civil authorities from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.
Tampa Town 1824–1886: Cracker Village with a Latin Accent. Tampa, Fl: Hurricane House. Pizzo, Anthony (1983). Tampa the Treasure City. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Continental Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-932986-38-2. Robinson, Ernest. L (1928). History of Hillsborough County, Florida (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016
1831 – Tampa Bay post office established. [2] Fort Brooke ca. 1840. 1845 – Tampa Bay becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida. [1] 1848 – 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane. 1849 – Village of Tampa incorporated. 1850 – Oaklawn Cemetery established. [3] 1855 – Town of Tampa incorporated. [4] 1856 – Joseph B. Lancaster becomes mayor.
Hillsborough County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Florida.In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762, [2] making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metropolitan area.
The Tampa Bay area does not have a professional basketball team. The Orlando Magic are the closest NBA team to the area, 85 miles east. The Toronto Raptors made Tampa their temporary home prior to the 2020–21 NBA season during the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitated by restrictions on travel between Canada and the United States that were in effect.
The trip between Tampa and St. Petersburg was almost 50 miles (80 km) around the north end of Old Tampa Bay and took up to 12 hours by train and over a full day over uncertain roads by car. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The trip between St. Petersburg and Bradenton was even longer – over 70 miles (110 km) all the way around Tampa Bay, a trip that still took ...