Fort Myers metropolitan area

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The Fort Myers metropolitan area is a region in Southwest Florida centered around the city of Fort Myers, known for its rapid growth, tourism-driven economy, and diverse communities including a significant Haitian American population.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area
metropolitan statistical area
adjacentTo Gulf of Mexico
centeredOn Fort Myers
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
demographicCharacteristic large retiree population
racially diverse population
significant Haitian American population
significant Hispanic and Latino population
economyBasedOn health care
real estate
retail trade
tourism
governingBody Hendry County government
Lee County government
hasAirport Southwest Florida International Airport
hasAttraction beaches
golf courses
nature preserves
hasCentralCity Fort Myers
hasCity Bonita Springs
Cape Coral
Fort Myers
Fort Myers Beach
Sanibel
hasCommunity Haitian American community
hasCounty Hendry County, Florida NERFINISHED
Lee County, Florida NERFINISHED
hasIndustry construction industry
hospitality industry
service sector
hasPrincipalCity Fort Myers
hasSignificantPopulationGroup Haitian Americans
knownFor rapid population growth
retirement destination
tourism-driven economy
locatedIn Florida
Southwest Florida
locatedOn Caloosahatchee River
partOf Florida metropolitan areas
Gulf Coast of Florida
U.S. metropolitan areas
servedBy Interstate 75 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 41 NERFINISHED
state Florida
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Haitian Americans
concentratedIn
Diocese of Southwest Florida ("Fort Myers area")
hasParishesIn
Coconut Point ("Estero, Florida metropolitan area")
serves
Interstate 75 in Florida ("Fort Myers–Cape Coral area")
servesMetropolitanArea

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