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Hialeah, FL

Hialeah, Florida
Haiyakpo-hili (Seminole)
City
City of Hialeah
Flag of Hialeah, Florida
Flag
Official seal of Hialeah, Florida
Seal
Nickname(s): "The City of Progress"
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits prior to most recent annexation
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits prior to most recent annexation
Coordinates: 25°51′38″N 80°17′38″W / 25.86056°N 80.29389°W / 25.86056; -80.29389Coordinates: 25°51′38″N 80°17′38″W / 25.86056°N 80.29389°W / 25.86056; -80.29389
Country  United States
State  Florida
County Miami-Dade
Incorporation September 10, 1925
Government
 • Type Council-Mayor
 • Mayor Carlos Hernández
 • Council President Luis Gonzalez
 • Councilmembers José F. Caragol, Vivian Casáls-Muñoz, Katharine Cue-Fuente, Lourdes Lozano, Paul B. Hernández, and Vice-Council President Luis González
 • City Manager Mayor Carlos Hernández
 • City Clerk Marbelys Fatjo
Area
 • City 19.7 sq mi (51.51 km2)
 • Land 19.2 sq mi (49.8 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation 7 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 224,669
 • Density 11,000/sq mi (4,400/km2)
 • Metro 5,828,191
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 33002, 33010-33018
Area code(s) 305, 786
FIPS code 12-30000
GNIS feature ID 0305059
Website www.hialeahfl.gov

Hialeah (pronunciation: /ˌhəˈlə/) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, Hialeah has a population of 224,669. Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in the state. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. It is located west-northwest of Miami, and is the only place in the county, other than Homestead, Florida, to have its own street grid numbered separately from the rest of the county (which is otherwise based on Miami Avenue at Flagler Street in downtown Miami, the county seat).

Hialeah has the highest percentage of Cuban and Cuban American residents of any city in the United States, at 74% of the population, making them a distinctive and prominent feature of the city's culture.

Hialeah also has one of the largest Spanish-speaking communities in the country. In 2000, 92% of residents reported speaking Spanish at home, and the language is an important part of daily life in the city. This has attracted many companies to Hialeah, such as Telemundo, the second largest Spanish-language television network in the United States, which is headquartered in the city.


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