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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Established | March 27, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Jack Seiler |
| Area | |
| • City | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 31.7 sq mi (82.2 km2) |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) 11.91% |
| Elevation | 9 ft (2.75 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 165,521 (141st) |
| • Density | 5,221.48/sq mi (2,016.02/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,564,635 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33301-33340, 33345-33349 |
| FIPS code | 12-24000[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0282693[4] |
| Website | http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/ |
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the state of Florida in the United States. It is 23 miles (37 km) north of Miami. As of 2010, the city of Fort Lauderdale had a population of 165,521.
The city is a popular tourist destination. It had 10.35 million visitors in 2006.[5]
Climate
Despite not being below the Tropic of Cancer, Fort Lauderdale has a Tropical Rainforest (Af) Climate with a long hot year with no true dry season.
References
- ↑ "Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US12&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ↑ "Fort Lauderdale, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/12/Fort_Lauderdale.html. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau (March 2007). "Greater Fort Lauderdale 2006 Statistics". Press release. http://www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=447. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
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