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Broward County| County in southeastern Florida, on the Atlantic Ocean; area 3,136 sq km/1,211 sq mi; population (1990) 1,255,500. Its capital and largest city is Fort Lauderdale; Hollywood, its other major city, lies to the south. In addition to tourism and retired people, the eastern part of the county has office complexes, light industry, market gardening, and citrus producers. Most of the county is part of the Everglades. |
| The populous east is lined with beachfront resorts, including Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and Lighthouse Point. Just inland are a variety of residential suburbs, such as Coral Springs, Tamarac, and Plantation. |
| The Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (population (1990) 500) occupies the western area of the country and parts of adjacent Palm Beach and Hendry counties. |
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