Mérida

Summary

Mérida is a locality of Mexico^[1]. Mérida ranks in the top 0.42% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,594 views/month, #6 of 1,428).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mérida was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Mérida is located in Mérida^[4].
• Mérida is in the country of Mexico^[5].
• Mérida's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[6].
• Mérida's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Mérida's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as New Orleans^[9].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Texcoco de Mora^[10].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida^[11].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pereira^[12].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chiquinquirá^[13].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Camagüey^[14].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panama City^[15].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Glendora^[16].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Erie^[17].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cozumel Island^[18].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iguala de la Independencia Municipality^[19].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Incheon^[20].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Manzanares^[21].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida^[22].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[23].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarasota^[24].
• Mérida's postal code is recorded as 97000–97299^[25].
• Mérida's Commons category is recorded as Mérida, Yucatán^[26].
• Mérida's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Mérida is in the country of Mexico^[5]. Mérida is located in Mérida^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Mérida covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+883.41'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+892363'}^[31] and {'amount': '+777615'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality of Mexico^[6], city^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

January 6, 1542 marks the founding of Mérida^[33].

Why It Matters

Mérida ranks in the top 0.42% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,594 views/month, #6 of 1,428).^[2] Mérida has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Mérida is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]