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While those looking at a map could draw the conclusion that the tama bay area is part of central florida, i believe that what the people who live in the area call an area is more important than geographical considerations. if you were to turn on any of the Orlando(which is not disputed as central florida) tv stations they refer to their newscast as being about "central" florida. if you were to turn on the tampa/st pete tv stations they refer to their local newscast as being about "the tampa bay area" or "suncoast" area. residents of that area consider "central florida" to be "orlando" area.

Jcam 18:08, 22 May 2005 (UTC)

Agreed. I don't usually see Tampa considered part of Central Florida. Recury 18:23, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Ditto for me. I have lived in the Orlando "area" for over 20 years and Tampa Bay has NEVER been associated with local media, geography, etc. It may be helpful to mention that several regional agencies (quasi-government) use "East Central Florida" in their name for clarification. An example is the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. --Jasap 22:36, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Addtions and removals

I added in Lakeland, Florida and Bok Tower Gardens, both in Polk County, because Polk should be considered as part of Central Florida. I removed Marion County (Ocala) because it is not on the map, and it is properly part of North Central Florida. Horologium t-c 02:05, 22 June 2007 (UTC)