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Bookmark & shareTampa may be in Florida, but it's determined to eschew tack.
The thriving west coast city of Tampa is out to prove that not all the action in the warmly welcoming southern state of Florida happens at Miami Beach or Cape Canaveral. At the heart of its revitalisation is Ybor City, the historic heart of the old cigar industry.
Tampa is also living testimony to the fact that not every Floridian has an incurable predilection for Gloria Estefan and a sartorial insensibility that teams B-Grade actors, five-o'clock-shadows and pastel jackets with rolled-up sleeves. Miami Vice , you have a lot to answer for.
Fast Facts
Population
285,000
Currency
Name: US Dollar
Code: USD
Symbol: US$
Electrical Plugs
110V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Essential: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+1
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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