Nearby cities: Dania, Dania Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderhill, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors
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Fort Lauderdale is located in southeast Florida and is the principle city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to over 5.4 million people. Boasting a population of 183,606 (as of 2007), Fort Lauderdale is Florida's seventh most populous city and the 124th-largest city in the United States. Because of the city's extensive canal system, it is sometimes known as the Venice of America. Fort Lauderdale sits in Broward County and serves as the county seat.