Orlando is a city in the U.S. Territory of Florida and the seat area of Orange County. Situated in Central Florida, it is the focal point of the Orlando metropolitan territory, which had a populace of 2,802,570, as indicated by U.S. Evaluation Bureau figures discharged in July 2017. These figures make it the 24th-biggest metropolitan zone in the United States, the 6th biggest metropolitan territory in the Southern United States, and the third-biggest metropolitan region in Florida. Starting at 2015, Orlando had an expected city-appropriate populace of 277,173, making it the 73rd-biggest city in the United States, the fourth-biggest city in Florida, and the state's biggest inland city. 

The City of Orlando is nicknamed "The City Beautiful," and its image is the wellspring at Lake Eola. Orlando is otherwise called "The Theme Park Capital of the World" and in 2016 its vacation destinations and occasions drew in excess of 72 million guests. The Orlando International Airport is the thirteenth-busiest airplane terminal in the United States and the 29th-busiest on the planet 

As one of the world's most visited traveler's goals, Orlando's well-known attractions shape the foundation of its travel industry. The two most noteworthy of these attractions are Walt Disney World, opened by the Walt Disney Company in 1971, and found around 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Downtown Orlando in Bay Lake; and the Universal Orlando Resort opened in 1990 as a noteworthy extension of Universal Studios Hollywood. Except for Walt Disney World, the most significant attractions are situated along International Drive with one of these attractions being the popular Orlando Eye. The city is likewise one of the busiest American urban communities for gatherings and traditions; the Orange County Convention Center is the second-biggest traditional office in the United States. 

Like other significant urban communities in the Sun Belt, Orlando developed quickly from the 1980s up in the main decade of the 21st century. Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida, which is the biggest college grounds in the United States regard enlistment starting in 2015. In 2010, Orlando was recorded as a "Gamma" level worldwide city in the World Cities Study Group's stock. Orlando positions as the fourth-most well known American city depending on where individuals need to live as per a 2009 Pew Research Center examination.