Miami
Miami,[11] officially the City of Miami, is a coastal metropolis in the U.S. state of Florida and the seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the much larger Miami metropolitan area, which, with a population of 6.14 million, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast after Atlanta, and the ninth-largest in the United States.[9] With a population of 442,241 within its city limits as of the 2020 census,[6] Miami is the second-most populous city proper in Florida after Jacksonville. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises,[12] 58 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).[13]
This article is about the city in Florida. For other uses, see Miami (disambiguation).
Miami
United States
After 1858[a]
July 28, 1896
Miami River, ultimately derived from Mayaimi
56.07 sq mi (145.23 km2)
36.00 sq mi (93.23 km2)
20.08 sq mi (52.00 km2)
6,137 sq mi (15,890 km2)
6 ft (1.8 m)
42 ft (12.8 m)
442,241
449,514
12,284.47/sq mi (4,743.55/km2)
6,077,522 (US: 4th)
4,884.8/sq mi (1,886.0/km2)
6,091,747 (US: 9th)
Miamian
$483.755 billion (2022)
12-45000
Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade.[14][15] Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with a gross domestic product of $344.9 billion as of 2017.[16] According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami is the third-richest city in the U.S. and the third-richest globally in purchasing power.[17] 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.[18]
Downtown Miami has among the largest concentrations of international banks in the U.S. and is home to several large national and international companies.[19] 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,[20] and the Leonard M. 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.[21] The Miami metropolitan area is the second-most visited city or metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. after New York City, with over 4 million visitors as of 2022.[22] Miami has sometimes been called the "Gateway to Latin America" because of the magnitude of its commercial and cultural ties to the region.[23] In 2022, Miami ranked seventh in the U.S. in business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement.[24]
Toponymy[edit]
Miami was named after the Miami River, derived from Mayaimi, the historic name of Lake Okeechobee and the American Indians who lived around it.[25] Miami is sometimes colloquially referred to as The 305, Magic City, Gateway to the Americas, Gateway to Latin America, Capital of Latin America,[1] and Vice City.
