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Coral Gables, FL

Coral Gables, Florida
City
City of Coral Gables
Downtown Coral Gables in April 2010
Downtown Coral Gables in April 2010
Flag of Coral Gables, Florida
Flag
Official seal of Coral Gables, Florida
Seal
Nickname(s): "The City Beautiful", "The Gables"
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits
Coordinates: 25°43′00″N 80°16′20″W / 25.71667°N 80.27222°W / 25.71667; -80.27222Coordinates: 25°43′00″N 80°16′20″W / 25.71667°N 80.27222°W / 25.71667; -80.27222
Country  United States of America
State  Florida
County Miami-Dade
Incorporated April 29, 1925
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Raúl Valdés-Fauli
 • Commissioners Patricia Keon, Vince Lago, and Jeannett Slesnick
 • City Manager Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark
 • City Clerk Walter Foeman
Area
 • City 37.2 sq mi (96.2 km2)
 • Land 13.1 sq mi (62.2 km2)
 • Water 24.1 sq mi (34.0 km2)
Elevation 10 ft (2.8 m)
Population (2013)
 • City 49,631
 • Density 3,621.2/sq mi (1,398.2/km2)
 • Metro 5,422,200
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 305, 786
FIPS code 12-14250
GNIS feature ID 0280801
Website www.CityBeautiful.net

Coral Gables (/ˌkɔːrəl ˈɡbəlz/), officially the City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, located southwest of Downtown Miami. The United States Census Bureau estimates conducted in 2013 yielded the city had a population of 49,631. Coral Gables is home to the University of Miami.

The city of Coral Gables has its own newspaper, Coral Gables News, which is published bi-weekly and is part of Miami Community Newspapers.

Coral Gables was one of the first planned communities, and prefigured the development of the gated community and the homeowners association. It is infamous for its strict zoning regulations. The city was developed by George Merrick during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. The city's architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean Revival style, including the Coral Gables Congregational Church, donated by Merrick. The domed, Catholic Church of the Little Flower was built somewhat later, in a similar Spanish Renaissance style. By 1926, the city covered 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) and had netted $150 million in sales, with over $100 million spent on development.


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