Miami
Miami | |
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Skyline of Downtown Miami Little Havana Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Wynwood Art District Arsht Center Fort Dallas Bayside Marketplace Kaseya Center PortMiami | |
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| Nickname(s): The 305, Magic City, Gateway to the Americas and Vice City | |
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Miami Location within the state of Florida Miami Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 25°47′N 80°13′W / 25.78°N 80.21°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Settled | After 1858[a] |
| Incorporated | July 28, 1896 |
| Founded by | Julia Tuttle |
| Named after | Miami River, ultimately derived from Mayaimi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Commission |
| • Mayor | Francis Suarez (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.07 sq mi (145.23 km2) |
| • Land | 36.00 sq mi (93.23 km2) |
| • Water | 20.08 sq mi (52.00 km2) |
| • Metro | 6,137 sq mi (15,890 km2) |
| Elevation | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Highest elevation | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 442,241 |
• Estimate (2024)[7] | 487,014 |
| • Rank | 42nd in the United States 2nd in Florida |
| • Density | 12,284.47/sq mi (4,743.55/km2) |
| • Urban | 6,077,522 (US: 4th) |
| • Urban density | 4,884.8/sq mi (1,886.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 6,457,988 (US: 6th) |
| Demonym | Miamian |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $533.674 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 |
| ZIP Codes | 33101–33102, 33106, 33109, 33111–33112, 33114, 33116, 33119, 33122, 33124–33138, 33140–33147, 33149–33158, 33160–33170, 33172–33199, 33206, 33222, 33231, 33233–33234, 33238–33239, 33242–33243, 33245, 33247, 33255–33257, 33261, 33265–33266, 33269, 33280, 33283, 33296, 33299 |
| Area codes | 305, 786, 645 |
| FIPS code | 12-45000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277593, 2411786 |
| Website | www |
Miami[b] is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city in Florida with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census,[6] while the Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.46 million residents and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.[9] Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises,[11] 70 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).[12] It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County.
Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade.[13][14] Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with a 2017 gross domestic product of $344.9 billion.[15] In a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami was the third-richest city in the U.S. and the third-richest globally in purchasing power.[16] Miami is a majority-minority city with a Hispanic and Latino population of 310,472, or 70.2 percent of the city's population, as of 2020.[17]
Downtown Miami has among the largest concentrations of international banks in the U.S. and is home to several large national and international companies. The Health District is home to several major University of Miami-affiliated hospital and health facilities, including Jackson Memorial Hospital, the nation's largest hospital with 1,547 beds,[18] and the Miller School of Medicine, the University of Miami's academic medical center and teaching hospital, and others engaged in health-related care and research. PortMiami, the city's seaport, is the busiest cruise port in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.[19]
The Miami metropolitan area is the second-most visited city or metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. after New York City, with over four million visitors in 2022.[20] Due to its strong commercial and cultural ties to Latin America and majority-Hispanic population (at 70%), Miami has been called the "Gateway to Latin America" or even the "Capital of Latin America."[21][22][23]
- ^ "Miami: the Capital of Latin America". Time. December 2, 1993. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2020". United States Census Bureau. March 25, 2021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ George, Paul S. (1996). "Miami: Three Hundred Years of History". HistoryMiami. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Shappee, Nathan D. (1961). "Fort Dallas and the Naval Depot on Key Biscayne, 1836–1926" (PDF). Tequesta. 21: 13–40. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Florida International University Digital Collections.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table". P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Miami city, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "US Cities With the Most Skyscrapers". WorldAtlas. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Skyscraper Center: Buildings in Miami". skyscrapercenter.com. CTBUH. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "The World According to GaWC 2008". Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network, Loughborough University. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Inventory of World Cities". Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area, 2017" (PDF). Bea.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "City Mayors: Richest cities in the world". www.citymayors.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". 2020 Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "100 of the largest hospitals and health systems in America". Becker's Hospital Review. July 2010. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "PortMiami 2017 Cruise Guide" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "US Cities and States Visited by Overseas Travelers". International Trade Administration. September 27, 2023. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Florida: Gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean" (PDF). September 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Druckerman, Pamela (November 13, 2021). "Explainer: how Miami became a great Latin American city". Financial Times. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ Fajardo, Luis (May 16, 2016). "How Miami became the capital of affluent Latin America". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
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