The South Florida Metropolitan Area

The South Florida Metropolitan Area, officially the "Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metropolitan Area," but more simply "South Florida," and sometimes "The Gold Coast," includes the three counties of the southeastern part of the State of Florida, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. They are also the most populous counties in Florida. The county seats are, respectively, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.

The population of Southeast Florida is mostly confined to a strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades, never more than 20 miles wide, and in some areas only 5 miles wide, east to west. Except for the New York metropolitan area, South Florida is longer than any other urbanized area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the area's land area was 1,116 square miles, and the population was almost five million people.

As in any Metropolitan Area, there are many arrests made by the police. If you or someone you care about is arrested by the police in the South Florida Metropolitan Area, contact our office immediately.

Our office handles all traffic, misdemeanor, and felony cases including DUI and Drug Cases, including serious Drug  Cases for trafficking, possession with intent, and cultivation.

Remember when arrested you get to choose your team, so have an experienced, aggressive, knowledgeable legal team that aims to win every case it takes on. Choose the Law Offices of Roger P. Foley, P.A., a Criminal Defense Law Firm.

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Principal cities are defined by the Census Bureau based on population size and employment. In general, a principal city has more non-residents commuting into the city to work than residents commuting out of the city to work. As of November, 2007 the Census Bureau defined the following principal cities in the metropolitan area: