Fort Lauderdale is known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system. It is located in Broward County, Florida, United States. Population is over 170,000. The city is most famous for its beaches and boats. While the city of Fort Lauderdale is relatively small, the term 'Fort Lauderdale' is often used to refer to the larger metropolis that has grown up around it. It is the county seat for Broward county, and is in the middle of the South Florida metropolitan area,(Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach), which has over 5.5 million people. Fort Lauderdale has a humid subtropical climate. The city does experience some cold fronts between November and March, during the dry season, however most of the winter is warm and mild. http://wikitravel.org/en/Fort Lauderdal