page_title: Miami-Dade County, Florida
section_title: Culture and wildlife
hierarchical_section_title: Miami-Dade County, Florida / Sites of interest / Culture and wildlife
caption_attribution_description: English: Digital photo taken by Marc Averette. The Miami Seaquarium orca show
context_page_description: Miami-Dade County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. According to a 2019 census report, the county had a population of 2,716,940, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States. It is also Florida's third largest county in terms of land area, with 1,946 square miles. The county seat is Miami, the principal city in South Florida.
  Miami-Dade County is one of the three counties in South Florida that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people in 2018.
  The county is home to 34 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas. The northern, central and eastern portions of the county are heavily urbanized with many high-rise buildings along the coastline, including South Florida's central business district, Downtown Miami. Southern Miami-Dade County includes the Redland and Homestead areas, which make up the agricultural economy of the region. Agricultural Redland makes up roughly one third of Miami-Dade County's inhabited land area, and is sparsely populated, a stark contrast to the densely populated, urban northern portion of the county.
context_section_description: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Miami
  Ancient Spanish Monastery, North Miami Beach
  Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, Downtown Miami
  Bayside Marketplace, Downtown Miami
  Colony Theatre, Miami Beach
  Florida Grand Opera, Miami
  Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Miami
  Jungle Island, Miami
  Miami New Drama, Miami Beach
  Miami Seaquarium, Miami
  Monkey Jungle, Miami
  Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
  Wertheim Performing Arts Center, (Florida International University, Miami)
  Zoo Miami, Miami
caption: Miami Seaquarium
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