 
<translate> St. Petersburg bụ obodo nke abụọ kachasị ukwuu na mpaghara Tampa Bay, mgbe Tampa gasịrị. Ya na Clearwater, obodo ndị a mejupụtara Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, nke abụọ kachasị na Florida na ọnụ ọgụgụ mmadụ ruru nde 2.8. St. Petersburg dị na peninsula dị n'etiti Tampa Bay na Ọwara Oké Osimiri Mexico, ma jikọọ ya na Florida dị n'ebe ugwu.  Zaa ajụjụ a: Olee ebe St. Petersburg dị na Florida? Ka anyị chee echiche ngwa ngwa. Mmiri nke ịmara: <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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