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Mérida

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Also known as Mérida, Venezuela, Mérida State, Merida State, Merida, State of Mérida

state of Venezuela

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Mérida is a state located in the northwestern part of Venezuela, situated in the Andes mountains region. It is notable as home to the world's highest cable car system, which historically served as an important landmark and tourist attraction for the region.

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landscape in the state of Merida The State of Mérida commonly known simply as Mérida (Spanish: Estado Bolivariano de Mérida, IPA: [esˈtaðo ðe ˈmeɾiða]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Mérida, in the Libertador Municipality.

Located in the Western Andean Region, Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,363 sq mi), making it the fifteenth-largest in Venezuela. In 2011, had a census population of 828,592, the fourteenth most populous.

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