Hawaii County, Hawaii

Hawaii County
County
W. H. Shipman House
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Hawaii
Hawaii's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 19°35′N 155°30′W / 19.58°N 155.5°W / 19.58; -155.5
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
Founded	1905
Named for	Hawaii (Island)
Seat	Hilo
Largest community	Hilo
Government
• Mayor	Mitch Roth
Area
• Total	5,086.70 sq mi (13,174.5 km2)
• Land	4,028.02 sq mi (10,432.5 km2)
• Water	1,058.69 sq mi (2,742.0 km2)  20.81%
Population  (2020)
• Total	200,629
• Density	46/sq mi (17.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.hawaiicounty.gov

Hawaii County (Hawaiian: Kalana o Hawaiʻi) (officially known as the County of Hawaiʻi) is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. It is coextensive with the Island of Hawaii, often called the "Big Island" to distinguish it from the state as a whole. The 2020 Census population was 200,629.^[1] The county seat is Hilo. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaii County (see Hawaii Counties). The Hilo Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Hawaii County. Hawaii County has a mayor–council form of government. In terms of geography, Hawaii County is the most expansive county in the state and the most southerly county in the United States.

The mayor of Hawaii County is Mitch Roth, who took office in 2020. Legislative authority is vested in a nine-member Hawaii County Council.

Hawaii County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state they are in (the other six are Arkansas County, Idaho County, Iowa County, New York County, Oklahoma County, and Utah County).^[2]