Hernando County is located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Florida. Its county seat is Brooksville, and its largest community is Spring Hill.

Hernando County is included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The county government of Hernando County is composed of a Board of County Commissioners, several constitutional officers, and various departments and divisions. The Board of County Commissioners is the governing body of the county, and is composed of five members elected from single-member districts. The Board is responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, adopting the annual budget, and levying taxes.

The constitutional officers of Hernando County are the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector. These officers are elected to four-year terms.

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