Country Population 130,288 (2013) Unemployment rate 5.1% (Feb 2015) Area 31.3 sq mi | State Florida Founded May 26, 1955 Mayor Lori Cohen Moseley | |
Colleges and Universities DeVry University- Miramar - Florida, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami, Concorde Career Institute | ||
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.
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- Map of Miramar Florida
- The city of miramar florida
- Mechanic miramar fl best miramar auto repair service shop top auto mechanics
- Geography
- Economy
- References
Map of Miramar, Florida
The citys official motto is "Beauty and Progress", updated from the earlier "The Center of Everything." The name "Miramar," loosely translates from Spanish as "sea view" or "sea sight", though it is not located directly on the Atlantic Ocean.
The city of miramar florida
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81.0 km2). 29.5 square miles (76.5 km2) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2) of it (5.66%) is water. Wayne Messsam recently was elected mayor in 2015
The city is bordered by the following municipalities:
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Economy
Spirit Airlines is headquartered in Miramar. The airline moved to Miramar from Eastpointe, Michigan in November 1999. JL Audio, Arise Virtual Solutions, and Chetu Inc. are all headquartered in Miramar.