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Also known as Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville, FL

city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States

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Gainesville is a city in Florida that serves as the county seat of Alachua County, meaning it's the main administrative center for the county government. It's located in north-central Florida and functions as the primary city for the surrounding Alachua County region.

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Encyclopedic overview

Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous city in North Central Florida with a population of 141,085 at the 2020 census, while the Gainesville metropolitan area has an estimated 360,000 residents. Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the third-largest public university campus by enrollment in the United States as of the 2023–2024 academic year. The university is represented by the Florida Gators sports teams in NCAA competitions.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gainesville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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