What is Central Florida?
{{for|the college|University of Central Florida}} [[Image:Map of Central Florida.jpg|300px|right|Central Florida]]'''Central Florida''' is the central region of the [[United States]] state of [[Florida]], on the East Coast. The region enjoys a hot but stormy climate, with many [[thunderstorm]]s, and [[hurricane]]s threatening often.<ref>{{Citation | title = NOAA | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml | accessdate = 2009-01-04 | archive-date = 2006-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060709200046/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml | url-status = dead }}</ref> The exact [[Border|boundary]] of the area may be in dispute. Central Florida tends to be thought of as the area around metropolitan [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], including [[Orange County, Florida|Orange]], [[Osceola County, Florida|Osceola]], [[Seminole County, Florida|Seminole]], [[Lake County, Florida|Lake]], [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard]], and [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]] counties. [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]] and [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]] counties are considered by some, including the local media, to be part of Central Florida. Although geographically in the central part of the state, usually the west central coast, including [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]], [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas]], [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]], and [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]] counties, is considered the [[Tampa Bay]] area or the [[Florida Suncoast|Suncoast]], rather than a part of Central Florida. This area is known as the [[I-4 corridor]]. In 2020, the total population of the Central Florida area was about 8 million people. Central Florida is a mix of [[deep south]] and typical Floridian culture. This is what makes the area unique. The largest cities in Central Florida are [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Palm Bay, Florida|Palm Bay]], [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]], [[Deltona, Florida|Deltona]], [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Be