<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
what part of florida is st. petersburg in
what part of florida is st. petersburg in
in the Tampa Bay Area
in the Tampa Bay Area