Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5 to 6 miles (8.0 to 9.7 km) of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. Hollywood is bounded by the following municipalities:
- To the north: Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach
- To the northwest: Davie, Cooper City
- To the west: Pembroke Pines
- To the southwest: Miramar
- To the south: West Park, Pembroke Park, Hallandale Beach
HEICO has its headquarters in Hollywood. Prior to their dissolutions, Commodore Cruise Line and its subsidiary Crown Cruise Line had their headquarters in Hollywood. Transportation in Hollywood is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the 22nd busiest airport in the United States. Hollywood's public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.
As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 140,768. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a Principal City of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.