Orlando Metropolitan Area
| Greater Orlando | |
|---|---|
| Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford | |
 Location in the state of Florida |
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| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida |
| Largest city | Orlando |
| Other cities |
Kissimmee Sanford Saint Cloud Winter Garden Daytona Beach Winter Park Apopka Ocoee Casselberry Oviedo Clermont Winter Springs Altamonte Springs Leesburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,012 sq mi (10,390 km2) |
| Highest elevation |
Sugarloaf Mountain 312 ft (95 m) |
| Lowest elevation | Sea level 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2014 est.) | |
| • Total | 2,321,418 |
| • Rank | 26th in the U.S. |
Greater Orlando, commonly referred to as the Orlando metropolitan area, Metro Orlando, and 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.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Greater Orlando is 2,134,411, an increase of 51,990 new residents between 2009 and 2010. By population, it is the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the fifth-largest in the southeastern United States, and the 26th largest in the United States. The MSA encompasses 4,012 square miles (10,400 km2) of total area (both land and water areas).
The Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford MSA is further listed by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as part of the Orlando–Deltona–Daytona Beach, Florida Combined Statistical Area. This includes the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (Volusia and Flagler counties), as well as the micropolitan area of The Villages (Sumter County). The Combined Statistical Area was estimated to have a population of 2,818,120 in 2010.
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