Health District (Miami)
Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Health District, also known as the Civic Center, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami, Florida. The Health District is bound roughly by Northwest 20th Street and 14th Avenue to the northwest, the Dolphin Expressway and the Miami River to the south and west, and the Midtown Interchange and I-95 to the east.
Health District
Civic Center | |
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Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Miami-Dade County |
City | Miami |
Government | |
• City of Miami Commissioner | Richard Dunn |
• Miami-Dade Commissioners | Audrey Edmonson |
• House of Representatives | Cynthia Stafford (D) |
• State Senate | Larcenia Bullard (D) |
• U.S. House | Frederica Wilson (D) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,705 |
• Density | 5,565/sq mi (2,149/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-05 (EST) |
ZIP Code | 33136 |
Area code(s) | 305, 786 |
The Health District has the country's largest concentration of medical and research facilities after Houston.[1] The neighborhood is composed primarily of hospitals, research institutes, clinics and government offices, and is the center of Miami's growing biotechnology and medical research industry. It is the home of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami's Life Science and Technology Park.[2][3] The Health District is approximately five minutes north of downtown Miami via rapid transit on the Miami Metrorail.