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About Miami
Miami is a coastal city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.39 million residents, ranking as the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed 492 ft (150 m). It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a major urban center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is the largest urban economy in Florida, with a 2023 gross domestic product of $533.674 billion. 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. Miami is a majority-minority city, with 70.2 percent of the city's population identifying as Hispanic and Latino as of 2020. Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the U.S. and is home to several large national and international companies.
Miami fun facts
- Miami is the only major US city founded by a woman - Julia Tuttle, known as the 'Mother of Miami', convinced railroad tycoon Henry Flagler to extend his line to Miami.
- The city's Art Deco Historic District has the world's largest concentration of Art Deco buildings from the 1920s and 1930s.
- Miami Beach was originally a mangrove swamp before being developed in the 1910s by Carl G. Fisher.
- The city's water supply comes from the Biscayne Aquifer, one of the most productive aquifers in the world.