 
<translate> St. Petersburg shine birni na biyu mafi girma a Yankin Tampa Bay, bayan Tampa. Tare da Clearwater, waɗannan biranen sun ƙunshi Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, na biyu mafi girma a Florida tare da yawan mutane kusan miliyan 2.8. St. Petersburg yana kan tsibiri tsakanin Tampa Bay da Gulf of Mexico, kuma an haɗa shi da babban yankin Florida zuwa arewa.  Amsa wannan tambayar: a wane yanki na Florida ne St. Petersburg yake? Bari mu yi tunani da sauri. Ruwa na sani: <eng> St. Petersburg is the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. Together with Clearwater, these cities comprise the Tampa -- St. Petersburg -- Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-largest in Florida with a population of around 2.8 million. St. Petersburg is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and is connected to mainland Florida to the north.

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