Miami
Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. Miami is the seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. The city covers an area of about 56.6 square miles (147 km2), between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay on the east; it is also the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States. The Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Miami's metro area is the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S.
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| Settled | 1825
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| Incorporated | July 28, 1896
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| Area:Land | 35.87 sq mi (92.9 km)
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| Area:Water | 20.08 sq mi (52.0 km)
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| Area:Urban | 1,116.1 sq mi (2,891 km)
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| Area:Metro | 6,137 sq mi (15,890 km)
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| Elevation | 6 ft (2 m)
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| Highest elevation | 42 ft (13 m)
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| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m)
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| Population:Estimate | 470,914
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| Population:Density | 11,136.2/sq mi (4,299.7/km)
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| Population:Urban | 5,502,379 (US: 4th)
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| Population:Metro | 6,158,824 (US: 7th)
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| ZIP code | 33010–33299 |
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| FIPS code | 12-45000
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