Miami | |
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Nicknames: The 305, Magic City, Gateway to the Americas, Gateway to Latin America, Capital of Latin America[1] and Vice City | |
Coordinates: 25°47′N 80°13′W / 25.78°N 80.21°W[2] | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Florida |
County | Miami-Dade |
Settled | After 1858[a] |
Incorporated | July 28, 1896 |
Founded by | Julia Tuttle |
Named for | 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 (2023)[6] | 455,924 |
• 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 | 6,091,747 (US: 9th) |
Demonym | Miamian |
Time zone | UTC– 05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC– 04:00 |
ZIP Codes | List
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Area code(s) | 305, 786, 645 |
FIPS code | 12-45000 |
GNIS feature ID | 277593, 2411786 |
GDP (Miami-Dade County, 2021) | $155 billion[9] (14th) |
GMP (Metro, 2021) | $403 billion[10][11] (12th) |
Website | miamigov.com |
Miami is a city located on the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a known tourist stop and it is well known for its Cuban, Puerto Rican and Haitian culture. Miami has one of the largest Hispanic communities in the United States, with over 70% of the population being of Hispanic and Latino American descent. Miami is also the county seat (and largest city) of Miami-Dade County.
Miami is nicknamed "The Magic City" because of its rapid growth.
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