Miami-Dade County

county in Florida, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_florida Q468557
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Miami-Dade County

Summary

Miami-Dade County is a county of Florida[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_florida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,035 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Miami-Dade County is located in Florida[3].
  • Miami-Dade County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Miami-Dade County's head of government is recorded as Daniella Levine Cava[5].
  • Miami-Dade County's instance of is recorded as county of Florida[6].
  • Miami-Dade County's capital is recorded as Miami[7].
  • Miami-Dade County's shares border with is recorded as Broward County[8].
  • Miami-Dade County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County[9].
  • Miami-Dade County's shares border with is recorded as Collier County[10].
  • Francis Langhorne Dade is named after Miami-Dade County[11].
  • Miami is named after Miami-Dade County[12].
  • Miami-Dade County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Miami[13].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vitória[14].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veracruz[15].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iquique[16].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kingston[17].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Petit-Goâve[18].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as The Bahamas[19].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo[20].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lamentin[21].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as San José[22].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Kitts and Nevis[23].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Province of Asti[24].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mendoza[25].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monagas[26].
  • Miami-Dade County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pucallpa[27].

Body

Geography

Miami-Dade County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Florida[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2496435'}[28], {'amount': '+2504829'}[29], {'amount': '+2566718'}[30], {'amount': '+2592710'}[31], {'amount': '+2617176'}[32], and {'amount': '+446'}[33].

Designation and Status

Miami-Dade County's instance of is recorded as county of Florida[6].

History and Context

January 18, 1836 marks the founding of Miami-Dade County[34]. Things named after include Francis Langhorne Dade[11], a military officer[35], 1793–1835[36], of United States[37] and Miami[12], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1825[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Miami-Dade County include Kaseya Center[41], an arena[42], in United States[43], founded in 1999[44]; Miami Metrorail[45], a rapid transit[46], in United States[47], founded in 1984[48]; Metromover[49], a people mover[50], in United States[51], founded in 1986[52]; Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55]; and Miami-Dade Transit[56], a transport company[57], in United States[58], founded in 1960[59].

Why It Matters

Miami-Dade County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_florida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,035 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Entities named for it include Kaseya Center[41], an arena[42], in United States[43], founded in 1999[44]; Miami Metrorail[45], a rapid transit[46], in United States[47], founded in 1984[48]; Metromover[49], a people mover[50], in United States[51], founded in 1986[52]; Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55]; and Miami-Dade Transit[56], a transport company[57], in United States[58], founded in 1960[59].

References

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  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Gelli1742 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body Vitória, Veracruz, Iquique +17
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  2. 15d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui C3827235
    Obo gazetteer id 00004694
    Taxonomicon id 1804950
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  3. 16d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for the view of the item Category:Views of Miami-Dade County, Florida
    List of monuments National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami-Dade County, Florida
    Instance of
    Shares border with Broward County, Monroe County, Collier County
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