Tampa is a major city located on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat of Hillsborough County, with its borders encompassing the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay.
As of the 2020 census, Tampa had a population of 403,364, making it the third-most populous city in Florida and the 49th-most populous city in the United States. The surrounding Tampa Bay metropolitan area has over 3.42 million residents, ranking as the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida and the 17th-largest in the country.
The broader Greater Tampa Bay area includes both the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas and has a total population exceeding 4 million residents.