A Financial District is the central area in some large cities where bank

Bank

A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...

s, insurance companies and other large corporation

Corporation

A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...

s have head offices. Financial districts are often home to skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s. Some well-known financial districts include:

United States

• Financial District, Los Angeles, California
  Financial District, Los Angeles, California
  The Financial District is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles on the redeveloped section of Bunker Hill. The area is dominated by upscale corporate office skyscrapers, hotels and related services as well as banks, law firms, and real estate companies...
  
  
• Financial District, San Francisco, California
• Brickell
  Brickell
  Brickell is an urban neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. A neighborhood of greater Downtown Miami, Brickell is Miami and South Florida's major financial district.-Background:...
  
  , Miami, Florida
  • Financial District (Metromover station)
    Financial District (Metromover station)
    Financial District is a Metromover station in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida.The station is located near the intersection of Southeast 14th Street and Brickell Place, just one block east of South Miami Avenue and south of Coral Way. It opened to service May 26, 1994 and is...
    
    , a station on the Miami Metromover
• LaSalle Street
  LaSalle Street
  LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for Sieur de La Salle, an early explorer of Illinois. The portion that runs through the Loop is considered to be Chicago's financial district...
  
  , Chicago, Illinois
• Financial District, Boston, Massachusetts
• Financial District, Detroit
  Detroit Financial District
  The Detroit Financial District is a historic district in downtown Detroit, Michigan. The district was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 2009, and was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of December 24, 2009.It includes...
  
  , Michigan
  • Financial District (Detroit People Mover)
    Financial District (Detroit People Mover)
    Financial District is a Detroit People Mover station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Housed inside 150 West Jefferson, it is located on Larned Street between Griswold and Shelby Street serving the Detroit Financial District...
    
    , a station on the Detroit People Mover
• Financial District, Manhattan
  Financial District, Manhattan
  The Financial District of New York City is a neighborhood on the southernmost section of the borough of Manhattan which comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the city's major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...
  
  , in New York City
• Financial District, Charlotte, North Carolina

Canada

• Financial District, Toronto
  Financial District, Toronto
  The Financial District is a business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, within the downtown core. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York . It is the main financial district in Toronto, and is the financial heart of Canada...
  
  , Ontario

United Kingdom

• City of London
  City of London
  The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
  
  
• Canary Wharf
  Canary Wharf
  Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
  
  , London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
  
  

Argentina
Microcentro

Bangladesh

• Motijheel
  Motijheel
  Motijheel is an administrative division of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. It is situated at the heart of the city . Motijheel is the major business and commercial hub of Dhaka city and has more offices and business institutions than any other part of the city...
  
  

Pakistan

• Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road
  Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road
  Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Road aka I. I. Chundrigar Road could be considered the financial headquarters of Pakistan and the center of Karachi's banking and financial institutions. Situated in the heart of Karachi, Sindh, it was known as McLeod Road during the Colonial rule but was later renamed...
  
  , Karachi

Singapore

• Central Area
  Central Area
  In Singapore, the Central Area or Central Business District contains the core financial and commercial districts, including eleven urban planning areas, namely Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, Museum, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, Singapore River and Straits View as...
  
  

See also

• Central business district
  Central business district
  A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
  
  
• List of financial districts
• Financial center
  Financial Center
  Financial Center is a high-rise building located in the downtown area of Des Moines, Iowa. Completed in 1973 and standing at 345 ft , it was the tallest building in the city and state until the completion of the Ruan Center in 1975, and is currently the fourth tallest.The building consists mainly...