South Florida metropolitan area

:South Florida redirects here. For the institution of higher learning, please see the University of South Florida, which is located in Tampa.

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University of South Florida - Tampa

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The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area, more commonly referred to as South Florida or the Tri-County Area, encompasses a tri-county area of the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the largest urbanized area in Florida and in the American South.

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Metropolitan area - County - U.S. - State - Florida - American South

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According to the 2000 census, the conurbation (which is officially known as the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA) has a population of 5,007,564, making it the sixth largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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2000 - Census - United States

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