The Orlando area, also known as Greater Orlando, is home to the state of Florida's third most densely populated metropolitan region. The Orlando metropolitan area has a population of 1.8 million according to the 2000 U.S. Census. The size of the city of Orlando is very unusual for a metropolitan area of its size because the city's total population only tops at 185,951. The reason for this here in Greater Orlando is because most of the inhibitants of the metropolitan area lives in the suburbs and unincorporated areas of the very dense counties of Orange and Seminole.
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Major highways crossing the Orlando area include:
- Florida's Turnpike, which heads southeast to the Treasure Coast and South Florida, as well as northwest to connect to Interstate 75
- Interstate 4, which meets Florida's Turnpike near the Walt Disney World Resort, heads north through the Orlando area to Daytona Beach
- The Beeline Expressway (State Road 528), which meets I-4 near SeaWorld and connects to the Orlando International Airport, Space Coast, Cape Canaveral, and the John F. Kennedy Space Center
- The Central Florida Greeneway, also known as State Road 417, which passes around the edge of the eastern half of the area as a beltway
- The East-West Expressway, also known as State Road 408, which crosses the area from west (where it connects to Florida's Turnpike) to east (where it connects to the East-West Expressway), passing through downtown Orlando, Florida, where it connects to Interstate 4.
- US 17, US 92, and US 441 also pass through the area, along with Florida State Road 50.
The Beeline Expressway, Central Florida Greeneway, and East-West Expressway are all run by the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority. Bus transportation in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties is provided by Lynx.
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