Mérida

Summary

Mérida is a city^[1]. Mérida has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Mérida is located in Libertador^[3].
• Mérida is in the country of Venezuela^[4].
• Mérida's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Mérida's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Mérida's official language is recorded as Venezuelan Spanish^[7].
• Mérida's anthem is recorded as Mérida State Anthem^[8].
• Mérida is named after Mérida^[9].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaipėda^[10].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Paz^[11].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida^[12].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida^[13].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida^[14].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oaxaca de Juárez^[15].
• Mérida's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coro^[16].
• Mérida's postal code is recorded as 5101^[17].
• Mérida's Commons category is recorded as Mérida (Venezuela)^[18].
• Mérida's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[19].
• Mérida's local dialing code is recorded as 0274^[20].
• 1558 marks the founding of Mérida^[21].
• Mérida's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.5833333333333, 'lon': -71.133333333333}^[22].
• Mérida's official website is recorded as https://meridaturismovzla.com/^[23].
• Mérida's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mérida, Mérida^[24].
• Mérida's Commons gallery is recorded as Mérida (Venezuela)^[25].
• Mérida has a population of {'amount': '+217537'}^[26].
• Mérida has a population of {'amount': '+25000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Mérida is in the country of Venezuela^[4]. Mérida is located in Libertador^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mérida covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25'}^[28]. Mérida sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1630'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+217537'}^[26], {'amount': '+25000'}^[27], {'amount': '+74000'}^[30], {'amount': '+156956'}^[31], {'amount': '+178580'}^[32], and {'amount': '+204879'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

1558 marks the founding of Mérida^[21]. Mérida is named after Mérida^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mérida include Mérida^[34], a state of Venezuela^[35], in Venezuela^[36], founded in 1864^[37] and 11193 Mérida^[38], an asteroid^[39].

Why It Matters

Mérida has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Mérida is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Mérida include Mérida^[34], a state of Venezuela^[35], in Venezuela^[36], founded in 1864^[37] and 11193 Mérida^[38], an asteroid^[39].