North Central Florida
North Central Florida is a region of the
U.S. state of
Florida. It comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses
Alachua,
Baker,
Bradford,
Columbia,
Gilchrist,
Hamilton,
Lafayette,
Madison,
Marion,
Putnam,
Suwannee and
Union counties.
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North Central Florida is a region of the
U.S. state of
Florida. It comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses
Alachua,
Baker,
Bradford,
Columbia,
Gilchrist,
Hamilton,
Lafayette,
Madison,
Marion,
Putnam,
Suwannee and
Union counties. The region's principal cities include
Gainesville, Ocala,
Lake City,
Live Oak, and Palatka. The City of
Gainesville is the largest city in the region. It serves as the cultural, educational and commercial center for the North Central Florida Region. It is also the home of the
University of Florida, the fourth-largest university in the United States. Like the
Florida Panhandle, this region is culturally closer to the
Deep South than the rest of the state.
The landscape and climate of North Central Florida does not portray the sub-tropical environment most associate with
Florida. The landscape of North Central Florida has gently rolling hills dominated by
magnolia trees and large
Southern live oak hammocks draped with
spanish moss. The region also has large exspanses of
pine tree forests. The climate is quite mild throughout the year but has very distinct winters with temperatures dropping below freezing quite often.
