page_title: Miami
section_title: Cityscape
hierarchical_section_title: Miami / Geography / Cityscape
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of downtown Miami, Florida from the Port of Miami. The bridge on the lower edge of the image carries Port Boulevard to Dodge Island in Biscayne Bay.
context_page_description: Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the seat of Miami-Dade County, and the cultural, economic and financial center of Florida in the United States. The city covers an area of about 56 square miles between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east. Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States with an estimated 2019 population of 467,963, also making it the 42nd most populous city in the U.S., the second-largest city in Florida behind Jacksonville, and the largest in South Florida. The Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people, the second-most populous in the southeastern United States and the seventh-largest in the nation. The city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 55 of which exceed 491 ft.
  Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. The metro area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States, with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017. In 2018, Miami was classified as an Alpha level global city by the GaWC.
caption: Downtown as seen from the Port of Miami
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