Merced
city in and county seat of Merced County, California, United States
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Summary
Merced is a city in the United States[1]. Merced ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,138 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Merced County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5], charter city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Albury[7], Somoto[8]
- Postal code: 95340[9], 95341[10], 95343[11], 95344[12], 95348[13]
- Commons category: Merced, California[14]
- Local dialing code: 209[15]
- Inception: 1889[16]
- Official website: https://www.cityofmerced.gov/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Merced, California[18]
- Commons gallery: Merced, California[19]
- Population: 78,958[20], 86,333[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Merced, California[22]
- Capital of: Merced County[23]
- Official name: Merced[24]
- Category for people born here: Q8063408[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q114234164[26]
- Number of households: 26,626[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Merced, California[28]
- Different from: Merced River[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 52 m[30]
- Area: 60.156228 km²[31], 60.389109 km²[32]
- Water as percent of area: 0 percent[33]
- Territory overlaps: Merced urbanized area[34], Merced urban area[35]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Merced metropolitan area[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Merced include Merced Regional Airport[37], an airport[38], in United States[39].
Why It Matters
Merced has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Merced is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Merced include Merced Regional Airport[37], an airport[38], in United States[39].