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Fort Lauderdale

city ​​in and seat of Broward County, Florida, United States
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Fort Lauderdale was founded on March 27, 1911[1]. The city is located in Broward County, Florida.

Established as an incorporated municipality, Fort Lauderdale has since developed into a major urban center in the southeastern United States.

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Broward County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Head of government: Dean Trantalis[5]
  • Named after: William Lauderdale[6]
  • Twinned administrative body: Muğla[7], Rimini[8], Sefton[9], Margarita Island[10], Duisburg[11], Panama City[12], Haifa[13], Medellín[14], Mar del Plata[15], Agogo[16], Belo Horizonte[17], Cap-Haïtien[18], La Romana[19], Gold Coast[20]
  • Postal code: 33301[21], 33302[22], 33303[23], 33304[24], 33305[25], 33306[26], 33307[27], 33308[28], 33309[29], 33310[30], 33311[31], 33312[32], 33313[33], 33314[34]
  • Commons category: Fort Lauderdale, Florida[35]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[36]
  • Inception: March 27, 1911[37]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fort Lauderdale include it–Hollywood[38], an international airport[39], in United States[40] and Fort Lauderdale News[41], a newspaper[42], founded in 1953[43].

Why It Matters

Fort Lauderdale has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include it–Hollywood[38], an international airport[39], in United States[40] and Fort Lauderdale News[41], a newspaper[42], founded in 1953[43].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . fortlauderdale.gov. Retrieved . fortlauderdale.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . fortlauderdale.gov. fortlauderdale.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . gflsci.org. gflsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Eastern Time Zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 10w ago · Mario988 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale Stadium
    Inception → —
    Capital of → Broward County
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Fort Lauderdale
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Skyline of Fort Lauderdale, Nov-15.jpg"
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