Naranja is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Many orange groves were once located in this area, so the community name came from the Spanish word for orange, naranja, though the pronunciation among the local residents is "Na-Ran-Jah". Naranja was also a stop for the Florida East Coast Railroad that once ran through this area. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 13,509 at the 2020 census, up from 8,303 in 2010. == Geography == Naranja is located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of downtown Miami. It is bordered to the north and east by Princeton and to the south by Leisure City, and the city of Homestead is 5 miles (8 km) to...