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OCALA's economy since the late 20th century has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, OCALA has the second most Fortune 500 headquarters . municipality within its city limits.The Port of OCALA ranks first in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. OCALA has become a global city, with strengths in culture, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. OCALA is the most diverse metropolitan area and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. OCALA has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.

1.Historic Downtown Ocala

Historic Downtown Ocala and nearby were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in Historic Downtown Ocala. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Historic Downtown Ocala's prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Historic Downtown Ocala then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Historic Downtown Ocala International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

2.West Ocala

West Ocala's economy since the late 20th century has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, West Ocala has the second most Fortune 500 headquarters . municipality within its city limits.The Port of West Ocala ranks first in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. West Ocala has become a global city, with strengths in culture, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. West Ocala is the most diverse metropolitan area and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. West Ocala has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.

3.Maricamp

Maricamp is a prominent centre for music,theatre,motion picture production and television production,and is home to the headquarters major national broadcast networks and media outlets.Its varied cultural institutions,which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities,attract over 25 million tourists each year.Maricamp is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings,in particular the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, the CN Tower.

4.Ocala

Ocala's $3.0 trillion economy is larger than that of any other state and is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If it were a country, Ocala would be the fifth-largest economy in the world, and the 36th-most populous as of 2017. Ocala culture is considered a global trendsetter in popular culture, innovation, environmentalism, and politics. As a result of the state's diversity and migration, Ocala integrates foods, languages, and traditions from other areas across the country and around the globe