Greater Orlando
The Orlando metropolitan area, also known as Central Florida, Greater Orlando, Metro Orlando, as well as for U.S. Census purposes as the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, is a metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. Its principal cities are Orlando, Kissimmee and Sanford. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines it as consisting of the counties of Lake, Orange (including Orlando), Osceola, and Seminole.
Greater Orlando | |
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Metropolitan statistical area | |
| Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
From top (left to right): Downtown Orlando skyline at night, Cinderella Castle at the center of Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Orlando International Premium Outlets, Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, main entrance to Universal Studios Florida, and the campus of Rollins College in the community of Winter Park | |
Greater Orlando with counties with lots of suburbs (in dark red) and counties with few suburbs (in light red) | |
| Coordinates: 28°32′N 81°23′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida |
| Largest city | Orlando |
| Other cities | Kissimmee Sanford Saint Cloud Winter Garden Daytona Beach Deltona Winter Park Windermere Apopka Ocoee Casselberry Oviedo Clermont Winter Springs Altamonte Springs Lake Mary Leesburg Bay Lake Lake Buena Vista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,011 sq mi (10,390 km2) |
| Highest elevation | Sugarloaf Mountain 312 ft (95 m) |
| Lowest elevation | Sea level 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,673,376 |
| • Rank | 22nd in the U.S. |
| GDP | |
| • MSA | $194.5 billion (2022) |
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Greater Orlando is 2,673,376, an increase of nearly 540,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020.
By population, it is the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the seventh-largest in the southeastern United States, and the 22nd largest in the United States. The MSA encompasses 4,012 square miles (10,400 km2) of total area (both land and water areas).