Aventura is a Planned city city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish language word for'adventure,'and was named'Aventura'after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others,'What an adventure this is going to be. 'The name predates the well known mall (Aventura Mall) built near the condominium developments. According to the U.S. Census estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 29,475. Aventura city, Florida], United States Census Bureau. Accessed july 31, 2007.

History
Most of what would later become the City of Aventura was initially...

Aventura is a Planned city city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish language word for'adventure,'and was named'Aventura'after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others,'What an adventure this is going to be. 'The name predates the well known mall (Aventura Mall) built near the condominium developments. According to the U.S. Census estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 29,475. Aventura city, Florida], United States Census Bureau. Accessed july 31, 2007.

History
Most of what would later become the City of Aventura was initially developed during the late 1970s and into the 80s as a high-rise residential area by Oxford Development Company, when the area was still mostly swampland known as'Biscayne Gardens'.

Aventura is also home to the Aventura Mall, a high-end regional mall which was developed by Ray Parello, Donny Soffer, and Edward J. Lewis of Oxford Development and is currently owned by Simon Property Group and Turnberry Associates. The enormous success of the mall encouraged explosive growth in the area and saw the closure of stores at the competing The Mall at 163rd Street, which only recently has been revitalized. On November 7, 1995, the City of Aventura was incorporated.

Geography and Climate
=Geography=
Aventura is located at (25.964345, -80.135818).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (23.08%) is water.