Broward County is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Lauderdale, which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020. Broward County is one of the three counties that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. It is also one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the entire country. The county has 31 municipalities and many unincorporated areas. It's also Florida's seventh-largest county in terms of land area, with 1,322.8 square miles. Broward County's urbanized area occupies 427.8 square miles of land. The largest portion of the county is the Conservation Area that extends to the county's Western border. The conservation area is 796.9 square miles and consists of wetlands.

Region: South Florida
Metro area: Miami
Founded: April 30, 1915
Named for: Napoleon B. Broward
County seat: Fort Lauderdale
Largest city: Fort Lauderdale (population, total area), Davie (land area)
Incorporated cities: 24
Type: Council–manager government
Body: Board of County Commissioners
Mayor: Nan H. Rich (D)
Vice Mayor: Beam Furr (D)
County administrator: Monica Cepero
Population (2020): 1,944,375
Estimate (2022): 1,947,026
Rank: 17th in the United States, 2nd in Florida
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 33004, 33009, 33019–33021,33023–33029, 33060, 33062–33069, 33071, 33073, 33076, 33301, 33304–33306, 33308–33317, 33319, 33321–33328, 33330–33332, 33334, 33351, 33441–33442
Area codes: 754/954
FIPS code: 12011
GNIS feature ID: 295753
Primary airport: Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, FLL (major/international)
Secondary airport: Miami International Airport, MIA (international/neighboring county), Palm Beach International Airport, PBI (international/neighboring county), North Perry Airport, HWO (regional), Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, FXE (regional), Pompano Beach Airpark, PMP (regional)
Commuter rail: Amtrak, Brightline, Tri-Rail
Website: [www.broward.org]
Official Website: http://www.broward.org
Wikidata description: county in Florida, United States
Wikidata id: Q494624
Wikidata label: Broward County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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