Mérida

Also known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, Mèrida, Merida, Santiago de los Caballeros de Merida, Mérida, Venezuela

Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates Mérida in Venezuela

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Mérida is a city and big city in Venezuela, serving as the capital of the Mérida state. It is located within the Libertador administrative territorial entity. The city was established in 1558 and is named after Mérida. It has a population of 248,192 and covers an area of 25 square kilometers. The elevation above sea level is 1630 meters.

The official language is Venezuelan Spanish, and the local dialing code is 0274. The postal code is 5101. Mérida is situated in the UTC−04:00 time zone. It is twinned with Klaipėda, La Paz, Mérida, and Oaxaca de Juárez. The city is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Place details

Locality: Parroquia Arias
Region: Mérida
Country: Venezuela
Population: 300,000
Timezone: America/Caracas

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PM2.5: 4.8 µg/m³
PM10: 5.4 µg/m³

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Mérida (vollständiger spanischer Name Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida) ist die Hauptstadt und das Handelszentrum des Bundesstaates Mérida mit 317.410 Einwohnern (Stand 2013) sowie das touristische und universitäre Zentrum des venezolanischen Westens.

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