<P> Tallahassee / ˌtæləˈhæsi / is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida . It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County . Tallahassee became the capital of Florida , then the Florida Territory , in 1824 . In 2016 , the population was 190,894 , making it the 7th - largest city in the U.S state of Florida , and the 126th - largest city in the United States . The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 379,627 as of 2016 . Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Panhandle region , and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions . </P>
<P> Tallahassee / ˌtæləˈhæsi / is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida . It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County . Tallahassee became the capital of Florida , then the Florida Territory , in 1824 . In 2016 , the population was 190,894 , making it the 7th - largest city in the U.S state of Florida , and the 126th - largest city in the United States . The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 379,627 as of 2016 . Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Panhandle region , and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions . </P>
when was tallahassee chosen to be the capital of florida
when was tallahassee chosen to be the capital of florida
1824
1824