Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. One of 34 municipalities in the county, it is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Miami International Airport and 13 miles (21 km) west of Downtown Miami. Doral occupies 15 square miles (39 km) bordered on the west by the Ronald Reagan Turnpike and the Florida Everglades, on the north by the town of Medley, on the east by the Palmetto Expressway and on the south by the Dolphin Expressway and the city of Sweetwater. As of the 2020 census, Doral had a population of 75,874, up from 45,704 in 2010.

Doral has operated below the mayor-council-manager form of giving out since incorporation. Policymaking and legislative authority are vested in a governing council consisting of the mayor and four additional councilmembers. The council, which is elected at large, is held responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions, adopting the annual budget, and appointing the city manager, city clerk and city attorney. The city officer is responsible for attainment the council’s policies and ordinances, overseeing the government’s daily operations, and appointing the heads of various departments.

For a city of its size, Doral has many shops, financial institutions and businesses, especially importers and exporters, primarily because of its proximity to the airport. In 2008, Fortune Small Business and CNN Money ranked Doral 51st on a list of 100 cities subsequent to the best blend of event advantages and lifestyle appeal. Other recent accolades that attest to the City of Doral’s flourishing and achievement include innate named a 2019 All-America City Award finalist and one of the Best Places to Live in 2018 by Money magazine.

In the late 1950s, real home pioneers Alfred and Doris Kaskel purchased 2,400 acres (9.7 km) of swampland surrounded by Northwest 36 Street and Northwest 74 Street and from Northwest 79 Avenue to Northwest 117 Avenue for about $49,000, intending to build a golf course and hotel. In 1962, the Doral Country Club opened in western Dade County, featuring the blue, red, and par-3 golf courses, along in the publicize of a hotel upon Miami Beach. The “Doral” name total Doris and Alfred. As Doral’s first structure, the Doral Hotel, and Country Club became the area’s hot spot: guests were transported from the seashore to the country club for a day upon the golf course.