Monroe County is located in the southeastern corner of Alabama and is part of the Dothan, Alabama metropolitan area. The county seat is Monroeville.

Monroe County is part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark Combined Statistical Area, which includes the Dothan metropolitan area and the Ozark micropolitan area. The county is also part of the Wiregrass Region, an eight-county region in southeastern Alabama.

Monroe County is governed by a five-member county commission, with one commissioner representing each of the five districts in the county. The county is also served by a sheriff, district attorney, probate judge, circuit court judge, and other county officials.

The county is home to the University of Alabama at Monroeville, a branch of the University of Alabama System. The county is also home to the Monroe County Museum, which houses artifacts from the county's history.

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