Mérida, Yucatán facts for kids
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Mérida
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City
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![]() Collage of the City of Mérida
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Country | Mexico | |
State | Yucatán | |
Municipality | Mérida | |
City founded | January 6, 1542 | |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | |
Population
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• 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
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Area code(s) | 999 | |
Major airport | Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport | |
IATA Code | MID | |
ICAO Code | MMMD | |
INEGI Code | 310500001 | |
Climate | Aw |
Mérida (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmeɾiða]) is the capital and largest city in the Yucatán state in Mexico. It is also the largest city of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Images for kids
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Monument to Gonzalo Guerrero in Paseo de Montejo avenue. Guerrero was a shipwrecked Spanish mariner who married a Maya woman and later fought with the Mayas against the Spanish conquest of Yucatán

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