Panama City (Florida)
Panama City (Florida): It is a city located along Highway 98 in the United States, in the County of Bay, Florida. It is the largest city between Pensacola, Florida and Tallahassee.
History
Although Native Americans had constantly frequented the bay of St.Andrew, by landowners 1830 in Georgia and Alabama had started the summer on the shore about the bay a mile west of what was to become, in 1909, Panama City. In fact, until the controversial consolidation of St. Andrew to the west and Millville to the east with the relatively new development of Panama City in 1926, St. Andrew was the principal city in the region that is now known as Condado de the bay, Florida. During incorporation 1909 From Panama City, the area was still part of Washington County, Florida. When Panama City was incorporated, its city limits were 15th Street on the north, Balboa Avenue on West Avenue and Bay Avenue on the east.
Development in this once unincorporated part of Northwest Florida had previous names such as Floriopolis, Park Resort, and Harrison. In 1906, the development was called Panama City and was first incorporated as Panama City in 1909. According to the Panama City History of the Panama City Public Library, George Mortimer West hoped to stimulate real estate development in the Bay County during a period of intense popular interest in the construction of the Panama Canal changing the name of the city of Harrison to Panama City, because a straight line between Chicago and the capital of the Central American country of Panama crossed the city of Florida. Furthermore, since the meanders required around land formations on a sea route to the canal added additional distance when starting at other ports, Panama City was the closest port on the American continent to the entrance of the Panama Canal in the Caribbean.
Geography
Panama City is located at 30 ° 10 el? N, 85 ° 39? W (30.174451, – 85.664480) GR1 from ’28 to ’52, within the Florida Panhandle and along the Emerald Coast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, city limits encompass an area of 26.7 square miles (69.1 km²) of – 20.5 square miles (53.1 km²) of which is land and 6.2 square miles (16.0 km² or 23.12 %) of it are water. When Panama City was incorporated, its city limits were 15th Street (Hwy 98) on the north, Balboa Avenue on West and Bay Avenue on the east.
Saint Petersburg (United States)
St. Petersburg. City located in the Tampa Bay region, on the Florida peninsula. It is the fourth largest city in Florida and is also known as “The city where the sun shines.”
History
It was founded by John C. Williams on February 29, 1892. At that time it had a population of only 300 residents.
Location
It is located in Pinellas County, in the state of Florida, between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is visited mainly by North Americans and Europeans. It is commonly known as St. Pete. [1]
Geography
It has a total area of 356.38 km². The climate is subtropical with a rainy season from June to September.
Population
It has a population of 244,818 residents and a density of 710.2 per square kilometer. [2]
Sport
It is the headquarters of the Women’s Tennis Association.
