[6] It is bordered to the north and northeast by the city of Doral, to the southeast by Fontainebleau, to the south by Westchester, and to the west by Tamiami.

The Ronald Reagan Turnpike forms the western edge of the city, and the Dolphin East-West Expressway crosses the center.

[1] The city tripled in size in 2010 upon the annexation of additional areas, including where Dolphin Mall is located.

The annexed area is roughly bounded by Northwest Seventh and 25th streets, 107th Avenue and Florida's Turnpike extension.

It doubled the size of Sweetwater, and the area includes the headquarters of the Telemundo television network, as well as many companies like Topgolf, Amazon, Goya, Home Depot, and City Furniture.

However, the 1926 Miami Hurricane and subsequent South Florida real estate "bust" put an abrupt end to the development venture.

[8] In 1938, Clyde Andrews acquired most of the "Sweetwater Groves" tract and began to market lots.

By 1959, Sweetwater had attracted 500 residents and contained a town hall, church, grocery store, service station and 183 homes.

These events included the establishment of Florida International University to the south of the city, the construction of the two major expressways to the north and west, and the discovery of Sweetwater by Dade County's Hispanic community.

[8] In March 1996, Sweetwater made national news as 69 animals were found dead on two properties in the city.

The city now has a full-service police department, four parks, an elementary school, a county fire station, 4,353 residential housing units, 14 shopping centers, over 600 businesses, several churches and a bank.