Allapattah
Allapattah is a neighborhood, located mostly in the city of Miami, Florida in metropolitan Miami. As of May 2011, the county-owned portion of Allapattah, from State Road 9 to LeJeune Road, is being annexed by the city proper.
Allapattah | |
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Neighborhood of Miami | |
Westward view of Allapattah and North 36th Street (US 27) with historic Miami Jackson Senior High School visible right-center | |
| Nicknames: A. P., Little Santo Domingo | |
Allapattah neighborhood within the City of Miami | |
| Coordinates: 25.815°N 80.224°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| City | Miami |
| Settled | 1856 |
| Annexed into the City of Miami | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • City of Miami Commissioner | Alex Diaz de la Portilla |
| • Miami-Dade Commissioners | Eileen Higgns |
| • House of Representatives | Luis R. Garcia Jr. (D), Cynthia Stafford (D), and Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R) |
| • State Senate | Shevrin Jones (D) and Ileana Garcia (R) |
| • U.S. House | Maria Elvira Salazar (R) and Frederica Wilson (D) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 54,289 |
| • Density | 11,399/sq mi (4,401/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (EST) |
| ZIP Code | 33125, 33127, 33142 |
| Area codes | 305, 786 |
| Website | Allapattah neighborhood |
A stretch in the neighborhood along NW 17th Avenue was nicknamed Little Santo Domingo in 2003, in an effort spurred by former Miami mayor and longtime city commissioner Wilfredo "Willy" Gort to honor the sizable Dominican American population in the community.
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