Miami

**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.

## History

The Tequesta tribe lived in what is now Miami before Spain claimed it. In 1566, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor, claimed the area from the Tequesta for Spain. Spain ruled Florida until Spain gave it to the United States in 1821. Florida became a state in 1845. On July 28, 1896, Miami officially became a city. It was named after the Mayaimi tribe.

Miami experienced rapid growth during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. However, this land boom was affected by the 1926 Miami hurricane. Many Cubans migrated to Miami after Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba following the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and the population rapidly increased. The majority of these Cuban immigrants now live in Little Havana.

During the 1980s, Miami was a primary location for drug trafficking from South America, mainly Colombia. This brought in millions of dollars into the city's economy, and it allowed the construction of luxury hotels, skyscrapers, nightclubs and car dealerships.

## Climate

Miami has a tropical monsoon climate. Summers have average temperatures of  during the day and  at night, with average monthly rainfall around . Winters have average temperatures of  during the day and  at night, with average monthly rainfall around .

## Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the school district for public schools in Miami. There are also some private schools there. There are many colleges and universities in and around Miami. A few of these include: Florida International University, University of Miami, Miami Dade College, and Florida Atlantic University.

## Sports

There are several professional sports teams that play in and around Miami, including the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League, the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, and Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer.

Also, three universities in and around Miami are members of NCAA Division I, the top division of college sports in the U.S.:
- Miami Hurricanes, in the suburb of Coral Gables – Atlantic Coast Conference
- FIU Panthers, in the city of Miami – Sun Belt Conference; moved to Conference USA in July 2013
- Florida Atlantic Owls, in Boca Raton – Sun Belt Conference

## Demographics

The population of Miami, Florida as of 2011 is 1.3 million, with 41.4% suffering from poverty. According to the DNA North American Studies Institute, the racial-makeup of Miami is:
- 54.75%: European
- 23.14%: African
- 20.39%: Mixed
- 1.72%: Others

"Others" includes Asians and Arabs, among others.

## References

- Notes

## Other websites

- City of Miami official site

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Miami
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Florida, City
- **named for**: Miami River (Florida), Miami River, ultimately derived from Mayaimi
- **image flag**: Flag of Miami, Florida.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of Miami, Florida.svg
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of Miami, Florida.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **nicknames**: _The Area code 305, 305_, _Magic City_, _Gateway to the Americas_, _Gateway to Latin America_, _Capital of Latin America_ and _Vice City_
- **map caption**: Interactive map outlining Miami
- **pushpin map**: Florida#USA
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **pushpin mapsize**: 290px
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the state of Florida##Location within the United States
- **pushpin label**: Miami
- **pushpin label position**: left
- **area total sq mi**: 56.07
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Florida, County
- **subdivision name2**: Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade
- **established title**: Settler colonialism, Settled
- **established date**: After 1858
- **established title1**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date1**: July 28, 1896
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Commission
- **founder**: Julia Tuttle
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Miami, Mayor
- **leader name**: Eileen Higgins (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **total type**: Total
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area land sq mi**: 36.00
- **utc offset1**: – 05:00
- **elevation m**: 1.8
- **elevation ft**: 6
- **elevation max m**: 12.8
- **elevation max ft**: 42
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 442241
- **pop est as of**: 2024
- **population est**: 487014
- **population rank**: List of United States cities by population, 42nd in the United States
List of municipalities in Florida, 2nd in Florida
- **population urban**: 6,077,522 (US: List of United States urban areas, 4th)
- **population density urban km2**: 1,886.0
- **population density urban sq mi**: 4,884.8
- **population metro**: 6091747	(US: List of metropolitan statistical areas, 9th)
- **population density sq mi**: 12284.47
- **population density km2**: 4743.55
- **population demonym**: Miamian
- **blank6 name**: GDP (Miami-Dade County, 2021)
- **blank6 info**: $155 billion (List of US counties with GDP over 100 billion USD, 14th)
- **blank7 name**: Gross metropolitan product, GMP (Metro, 2021)
- **blank7 info**: $403 billion (List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP, 12th)
- **timezone1**: Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **area water sq mi**: 20.08
- **area metro sq mi**: 6137
- **utc offset1 dst**: – 04:00
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **area code**: Area code 305, 305, Area code 786, 786, Area code 645, 645
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 12-45000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: ,
- **website**: [https://www.miamigov.com/Home miamigov.com]
- **area total km2**: 145.23
- **area land km2**: 93.23
- **area water km2**: 52.00