South Florida

South Florida is a region in the U.S. state of . It is a widely diverse area; from its quiet, sparsely-populated central areas with a charming "Old Florida" feel to vibrant, oceanfront resort cities.
  • Type: Economic region with 8,260,000 residents
  • Description: region of the U.S. state of Florida
  • Also known as: “Florida/Süden”, “SoFlo”, “southern Florida”, “Sul da Flórida”, “Sur de la Florida”, “南フロリダ”, and “南佛羅裏達州”
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South Florida

Latitude
26.5° or 26° 30′ north
Longitude
-81° or 81° west
Population
8,260,000
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
76RXG222+22
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“South Florida” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب فلوريدا”
  • Armenian: “Հարավային Ֆլորիդա”
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ ফ্লোরিডা”
  • Catalan: “Florida meridional”
  • Chinese: “南佛罗里达”
  • Chinese: “南佛羅里達州”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Florida”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Florido”
  • German: “Süden”
  • German: “Südflorida”
  • Greek: “Νότια Φλόριντα”
  • Hebrew: “דרום פלורידה”
  • Indonesian: “Florida Selatan”
  • Italian: “South Florida”
  • Japanese: “サウス・フロリダ”
  • Malay: “Florida Selatan”
  • Portuguese: “Flórida Sul”
  • Portuguese: “Sul”
  • Russian: “Южная Флорида”
  • Slovenian: “Južna Florida”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوت فلوریدا”
  • Spanish: “Florida del Sur”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی فلوریڈا”
  • Venetian: “Florida meridionałe”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Florida”

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