There are 34 incorporated places in Miami-Dade County.
We should all get to know them a bit more. All 34 cities, towns, and villages are presented in the maps below, listed alphabetically.
Aventura
Miami-Dade Municipality: Aventura, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Bal Harbour
Miami-Dade Municipality: Bal Harbour, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Bay Harbour Islands
Miami-Dade Municipality: Bay Harbour Islands, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Biscayne Park
Miami-Dade Municipality: Biscayne Park, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Coral Gables
Miami-Dade Municipality: Coral Gables, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Cutler Bay
Miami-Dade Municipality: Cutler Bay, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Doral
Miami-Dade Municipality: Doral, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
El Portal
Miami-Dade Municipality: El Portal, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Florida City
Miami-Dade Municipality: Florida City, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Golden Beach
Miami-Dade Municipality: Golden Beach, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Hialeah
Miami-Dade Municipality: Hialeah, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Hialeah Gardens
Miami-Dade Municipality: Hialeah Gardens, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Homestead
Miami-Dade Municipality: Homestead, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Indian Creek
Miami-Dade Municipality: Indian Creek Village, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Key Biscayne
Miami-Dade Municipality: Key Biscayne, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Medley
Miami-Dade Municipality: Medley, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Miami
Miami-Dade Municipality: Miami, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Miami Beach
Miami-Dade Municipality: Miami Beach, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Miami Gardens
Miami-Dade Municipality: Miami Gardens, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Miami Lakes
Miami-Dade Municipality: Miami Lakes, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Miami Shores
Miami-Dade Municipality: Miami Shores, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Miami Springs
Miami-Dade Municipality: Miami Springs, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
North Bay Village
Miami-Dade Municipality: North Bay Village, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
North Miami
Miami-Dade Municipality: North Miami, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
North Miami Beach
Miami-Dade Municipality: North Miami Beach, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Opa-Locka
Miami-Dade Municipality: Opa-Locka, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Palmetto Bay
Miami-Dade Municipality: Palmetto Bay, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Pinecrest
Miami-Dade Municipality: Pinecrest, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
South Miami
Miami-Dade Municipality: South Miami, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Sunny Isles Beach
Miami-Dade Municipality: Sunny Isles Beach, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Surfside
Miami-Dade Municipality: Surfside, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Sweetwater
Miami-Dade Municipality: Sweetwater, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
Virginia Gardens
Miami-Dade Municipality: Virginia Gardens, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
West Miami
Miami-Dade Municipality: West Miami, 2014. Source: Matthew Toro. 2014. [Note: Data used carry some minor geometric inaccuracies/errors. Not to be used for legal purposes.]
As you have hopefully already noticed, these maps were not generated at the same scale. That means, in terms of area, ‘small’ cities may appear big and ‘big’ cities may appear small. Be sure to pay attention to each map’s scale bar to get a grasp of what sort of spatial coverage you’re looking at in each map.
We’ll get into area and other geographic comparisons at another time.
SOURCE:
Post-Publication Note (2014/10/01):
- While, as of the date of this post (September 30, 2014), the Miami-Dade County municipal dataset was the most updated version available from the county, it is still a bit dated (last updated May 2012). As one can read in the comments section below, shortly after publication of this post, it was brought to my attention that there have been some annexations that have effectively changed the boundaries of some municipalities. I hope to address those boundary changes in future posts. Miami-Dade County documents the boundary changes of the last decade on the “Incorporation & Annexation” section of its website.
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