Aventura, Florida | |
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| City of Aventura | |
 Aventura, Florida, October 2006 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "The City of Excellence." | |
 Location in Miami-Dade County, Florida | |
 U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits | |
| Coordinates: 25°57′52″N 80°8′9″W / 25.96444°N 80.13583°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Incorporated | November 7, 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Howard S. Weinberg, ESQ. |
| • Vice Mayor | Billy Joel |
| • Commissioners | Amit Bloom Rachel Saltzman Friedland Michael Stern Paul Kruss Linda Marks |
| • City Manager | Ronald J. Wasson |
| • City Clerk | Ellisa L. Horvath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.52 sq mi (9.11 km2) |
| • Land | 2.65 sq mi (6.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 40,242 |
| • Density | 15,197.13/sq mi (5,867.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 33180, 33160 |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786, 645 |
| FIPS code | 12-02681[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1777315[4] |
| Website | www |
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Aventura is a planned suburban city in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, 15 miles (24 km) north of Miami and part of the Miami metropolitan area. The city is especially known for Aventura Mall, the third largest mall in the United States by total square feet of retail space and the largest mall in Florida.
The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area, Eddie Lewis and Don Soffer, who had remarked "What an adventure this is going to be."[5]
As of the 2020 census, the city population was 40,242,[2] up from 35,762 in 2010.[6]
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Aventura city, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Dellagloria, Rebecca (January 2, 2009). "Historian's new project: Aventura" (PDF). Miami Herald.
- ^ "P1. Race – Aventura city, Florida: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2022.