Mérida
municipality in Extremadura, Spain
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Summary
Mérida is a municipality of Spain[1]. Mérida ranks in the top 0.66% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,499 views/month, #37 of 5,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Badajoz[5]
- Country: Spain[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Albarregas[7], Guadiana[8]
- Head of government: Antonio Rodríguez Osuna[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Capital: Mérida[11]
- Shares border with: Cáceres[12], Badajoz[13], Almendralejo[14], Aljucén[15], Alange[16], Santa Amalia[17], Guareña[18], San Pedro de Mérida[19], Valverde de Mérida[20], Trujillanos[21], Mirandilla[22], El Carrascalejo[23], Don Álvaro[24], La Zarza[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Mérida[26], Astorga[27]
- Postal code: 06800[28]
- Commons category: Mérida, Spain[29]
- Licence plate code: EX[30]
- Patron saint: Eulalia of Mérida[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[32], UTC+02:00[33]
- Inception: 1834[34]
- Significant event: Conquest of Mérida[35]
- Official website: http://www.merida.es[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mérida, Spain[37]
- Commons gallery: Mérida (Spain)[38]
- Population: 59,049[39], 58,164[40], 57,797[41], 57,127[42], 56,395[43], 55,568[44], 54,894[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mérida include Mérida[46], a city[47], in Venezuela[48], founded in 1558[49].
Why It Matters
Mérida has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Mérida is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Mérida include Mérida[46], a city[47], in Venezuela[48], founded in 1558[49].