Miami metropolitan area
The Miami Metropolitan Area, officially the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Florida, encompassing three main counties in South Florida extending from Palm Beach County in the north to Miami-Dade County in the south, with Broward County in between the two. The city of Miami serves as its core, while Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach serve as anchors of their respective counties.