Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeɾiða] (
listen)) is the capital and largest city in the Yucatán state in Mexico. It is also the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Mérida | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Collage of the City of Mérida | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mérida Location in Yucatán | |
| Coordinates: 20°58′12″N 89°37′12″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Municipality | Mérida |
| City founded | January 6, 1542 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Renán Barrera Concha (2018–2021) (PAN) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 892,363 |
| • Density | 858.41/km2 (2,223.3/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Meridian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 97000 |
| Area code | 999 |
| Major airport | Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
| INEGI Code | 310500001[2] |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | merida |
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2005). "Principales resultados por localidad (ITER)". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
- INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades. Mérida" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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