Miami, Florida

Miami is Florida's second largest city, the county seat of Miami-Dade County, and the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. The population of the city is 399,457.
Miami 	Florida
Incorporated 	July 28, 1896
Nicknames 	Magic City, The Gateway to the Americas, Capital of Latin America
County 	Miami-Dade
Population 	399,457
Elevation 	42 ft (13 m) (Highest), 0 ft (0 m) (Lowest)
Mayor 	Cesar Teixidó
Gym Leader 	Bianca San Martín - Flying-type specialist Gym
City Guildmaster	Angel Espinar
ZIP codes 	33101, 33109, 33111, 33114, 33125-33140, 33142, 33144-33147, 33149-33151, 33159, 33222-33234, 33238, 33242, 33245, 33255
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
70.82% Hispanic or Latino (282,895)
16.00% Black or African American (63,913)
11.57% White (46,217)
1.61% Other (6,432)
26.3% (105,057) of Miami residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Miami has the highest rates of Pokemon theft and murder of any Florida city, and is often even in the Top 10 in both nationwide. The city reported 1,560 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 46.78 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Miami-Dade County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba following the Revolution in 1959, many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the city's population. Miami developed new businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South in the 1980s and 1990s. At the same time, South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars, immigration from Haiti and Latin America, and the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. Racial and cultural tensions sometimes sparked, but the city developed in the latter half of the 20th century as a major international, financial, and cultural center. It is the second-largest U.S. city with a Spanish-speaking majority (after El Paso, Texas), and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
* The area is served by Miami International Airport. Public transportation in Miami is operated by Miami-Dade Transit and SFRTA, and includes commuter rail (Tri-Rail), heavy-rail rapid transit (Metrorail), an elevated people mover (Metromover), and buses (Metrobus). It is also the southern terminus of Amtrak's Atlantic Coast services, running two lines, the Silver Meteor and the Silver Star, both terminating in New York City. The Miami Amtrak Station is located in the suburb of Hialeah near the Tri-Rail/Metrorail Station on NW 79 St and NW 38 Ave.
* Miami is also the headquarters and main production city of many of the world's largest television networks, record label companies, broadcasting companies and production facilities, such as Telemundo, TeleFutura, Galavisión, Mega TV, Univisión, Univision Communications, Inc., Universal Music Latin Entertainment, RCTV International and Sunbeam Television. In 2009, Univisión announced plans to build a new production studio in Miami, dubbed Univisión Studios. Univisión Studios is currently headquartered in Miami, and will produce programming for all of Univisión Communications' television networks.
* Local TV stations serving Miami include WFOR-TV 4 (CBS), WTVJ 6 (NBC), WSVN 7 (Fox), WGEN-TV 8 (Estrella), WPLG 10 (ABC), WLTV-DT 23 (Univision), WBFS-TV 33 (MyNetworkTV), WPXM-TV 35 (Ion), WSFL-TV 39 (The CW), WHFT-TV 45 (TBN), WSCV 51 (Telemundo) and WAMI-DT 69 (UniMas).
* The city is home to many sports teams; the Hurricanes of the NCAA, the Dolphins of the NFL, the Marlins of the MLB, the Heat of the NBA, the Panthers of the NHL, and Inter Miami CF of the MLS.
* Overall, Miami is one of the hottest cities in the United States.
* Greater Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States, and is home to many large national and international companies. The Health District is a major center for hospitals, clinics, and the biotechnology and medical research industries. PortMiami is the busiest cruise port in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines, and refers to itself as the "Cruise Capital of the World".
* Miami is a major tourism hub for international visitors, ranking second in the country after New York City.
* Miami is a major television production center, and the most important city in the United States for Spanish language media. Telemundo and UniMás have their headquarters in the Miami area. Univisión Studios and Telemundo Studios produce much of the original programming for their respective parent networks, such as telenovelas, news, sports, and talk shows. In 2011, 85% of Telemundo's original programming was filmed in Miami. Miami is also a significant music recording center, with the Sony Music Latin headquarters in the city, along with many other smaller record labels. The city also attracts many artists for music video and film shoots.
* Miami has one of the largest and most prominent LGBTQ communities in the world. The city has had a gay nightlife scene as early as the 1930s, and it has a current status as a gay mecca that attracts more than 1 million LGBT visitors a year. The Miami area as a whole has been gay-friendly for decades and is one of the few places where the LGBTQ community has its own chamber of commerce, the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC). As of 2005, Miami was home to an estimated 15,277 self-identifying gay and bisexual individuals. The Miami metropolitan area had an estimated 183,346 self-identifying LGBT residents.
* Miami is home to Paso Fino horses, and competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.
* Miami has a powerful Pokemon hip-hop scene that has had a long-standing rivalry with the Houston scene, which is just as powerful, if not more so.
* The Miami area has only hosted the Grand Festival twice, and the Master Class once. It has, however, hosted the Florida Pokemon League a total of six times, and is one of America's top five popular battle tournament destinations.
* In 2010, Miami was ranked as the 44th-most bike-friendly city in the US according to Bicycling Magazine.
* Miami is sister cities with Bogota, Colombia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Madrid, Spain, Kagoshima, Japan, Lima, Peru, Palermo, Italy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, Santiago, Chile and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Category:Florida Cities