Florida consists of 411 cities, towns and villages. There are 272 incorporated cities and 67 counties.
The largest cities are: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Cape Coral,and Port St. Lucie. Tallahassee is also the capital city of Florida.
Saint Augustine, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously settled city in the United States. The youngest cities and towns are Loxahtchee Groves and Grant-Valkaria (incorporated in 2006), and
Cutler Bay and West Park (incorporated in 2005).
The Florida Panhandle is the region bordered by Alabama, Georgia (north) and the Gulf of Mexico (south). The state’s westernmost towns and cities are located there. Pensacola, the westernmost city of the Panhandle is also known as the “City of the Five Flags.” This refers to the flags of the governning powers flown during its tumultuous history: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States.
