Orlando is a major city of Florida, United States. It is the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region. The city being the fifth largest city, has an estimated area of 101.0 sq mi, with a population of 2, 30,519.

Orlando has two major seasons and have warm and humid climate. It will be hot and rainy during the months of June till September and from October to May, it experiences dry season. During the summer season, strong thunderstorms occurs everyday. The city has a considerable risk of hurricanes.

Before the European settlers in 1836, the creek and the Native American tribes have settled in this region. In 1856, Orlando has become a county seat of the orange county. Orlando was incorporated in the year 1875 and also it turned into a city in the year 1885. The period from 1875 to 1895, is remembered as a golden era of Orlando. During 1920s Orlando has seen an extensive housing development. There was an increasing development of the tourism sector during 1970s and Orlando became one of the top tourist destinations in the world. The Orlando jetport was built in the year 1962 and by 1970s many other airlines were built.

Orlando is known as a major industrial and hi tech center. It employees nearly 53,000 people in the industries. The industries include aviation, software, digital media, aerospace, and agritechnology. It has more than 150 international companies. The other developing sectors include tourism, resorts, film and television, Army, Navy, Air Force, hospitals etc.

The main language spoken by the people of Orlando is English. The other languages are Spanish, French and Portuguese.  The religions followed here are catholic, protestant, Jewish, Methodist, Muslim and orthodox.

Orlando is well known for its culture. Music is popular in this city for it different forms like hip hop, metal, jazz, and rock. It is a production center for various videos, television shows and commercial productions. car hire orlando

Some of the community theaters include Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Orlando Repertory Theatre, Theatre Downtown, Theatre Downtown, and Icehouse Theatre. Orlando hosts the world Ballet Competition, which brings a number of dancers from all over the world.

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