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Miami

Miami

About Miami

430,332 in city
5,413,212 in metro
92 km² (36 mi²)
3.65764447696 m
Miami is Florida's second largest city and the largest metropolitan area in the state. Known as the Magic City, it was originally settled by the Tequesta Indians thousands of years ago. Sparsely populated until the 1890s, a local landowner named Julia Tuttle persuaded Standard Oil founder Henry Flagler to extend his railroad to Miami & build a resort. Miami was incorporated on July 28, 1896. The city grew rapidly in its first 30 years until a hurricane and the Great Depression ended the real estate boom. Post World War II Miami prospered mainly on tourism. The 1960s brought an influx of Cuban immigrants. Subsequent waves of immigrants from the Caribbean, South America and Europe have changed the cultural, political and business climate of the city. Due to its diversity Miami has emerged as a major center of international trade and finance. Many multinational companies have based their Latin American headquarters in the city. A gleaming row of skyscrapers lines Brickell Avenue, the heart of the city's financial district and home to many foreign banks and financial service firms. The Port of Miami is one of the largest cruise ship ports in the world as well as a major cargo container port in the US. While tourism plays an important role in the economy it is international commerce that truly makes Miami the Crossroads of the Americas.

Zones

Airport (11), Biscayne Island (4), Brickell (181), Brickell Island (15), Dodge Island (13), Fisher Island (4),

Boroughs

Allapattah (74), Coral Way (91), Downtown (501), East Little Havana (56), Flagami (52), Little Haiti (28), Model City (16), Northeast Coconut Grove (52), Overtown (32), Southwest Coconut Grove (10), Upper East Side (25), West Little Havana (38), Wynwood/Edgewater (126)

Metro Cities

Atlantis, Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Canal Point, Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Cutler Bay, Dania Beach, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Doral, Florida City, Fort Lauderdale, Glenvar Heights, Golden Glades, Greenacres, Gulf Stream, Hallandale Beach, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Highland Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Hollywood, Homestead, Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Kendall, Key Biscayne, Lake Harbor, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Lazy Lake, Loxahatchee, Manalapan, Mangonia Park, Margate, Medley, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Miami Shores, Miami Springs, Miramar, Naranja, North Bay Village, North Lauderdale, North Miami, North Miami Beach, North Palm Beach, Oakland Park, Opa-Locka, Pahokee, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Palm Springs, Parkland, Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, Pinecrest, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, South Bay, South Miami, Southwest Ranches, Sunny Isles Beach, Sunrise, Surfside, Sweetwater, Tamarac, Tequesta, Three Lakes, University Park, Wellington, West Miami, West Palm Beach, Weston, Wilton Manors

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
1,762 All Buildings
1,482
existing
38
under construction
46
planned
161
unbuilt
35
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower 789 ft 2003
2 Wachovia Financial Center 764 ft 1984
3 900 Biscayne Bay 712 ft 2008
4 Marquis 679 ft 2009
5 Wells Fargo Center 647 ft 2010

Building types

No. Type
1,090 low-rise building
361 high-rise building
210 skyscraper
32 open-air structure
14 church
12 bridge
11 mast (pole)
8 stadium
7 sculpture
6 house
2 hall
2 mast (framework)
2 monument
1 mast (wired)
1 airport tower
1 observation tower
1 fountain
1 tunnel

Other buildings

No. Type
24 Famous buildings
85 Buildings with construction images