Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida


Lake Nona is a 17-square-mile mixed-use planned community within the city limits of Orlando, southeast of Orlando International Airport. Being developed by Lake Nona Property Holdings, the Lake Nona Region is home to Lake Nona Golf & Country Club.
The community is named for a large lake in the northern part.
Lake Nona Medical City contains several centers for biomedical research and education including the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and the site of the planned relocation of the College of Nursing, as well as the addition of the University of Central Florida College of Dental Medicine). Several other private, governmental, and educational medical centers are located in the area as well.
The population of Lake Nona has grown from merely 1,500 in 2000 to over 50,000 people in 2015. Some of the population growth is attributable to immigration from Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rican crisis of 2015.

Education

Lake Nona is served by Lake Nona High School, Lake Nona Middle School, Northlake Park Elementary School, and Laureate Park Elementary School.

Neighborhoods

The city of Orlando has officially divided Lake Nona into four neighborhoods:
A fifth neighborhood, Education Village, lies outside the original borders of Lake Nona. Lake Nona High School and the Valencia College Lake Nona Campus are located here.