Mérida, Yucatán facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mérida
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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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House of Montejo in a 19th-century lithograph
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One of Merida's twin mansions “Las Casas Gemelas”
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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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The city as seen from the 18th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel
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Merida's Municipal Palace, seat of the City Hall and Mayor's office.
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Italian and French-style architecture is common at city downtown and the Paseo de Montejo avenue.
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Yucatán's Maya Museum
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Papadzules, a Maya meal consisting of pumpkin seed-soaked corn tortillas filled with egg, spices and other seasonings, is an ancient dish of the Yucatán.
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House of Montejo
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Mérida Museum of Anthropology
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Yucatán's Mayan Museum (Great Museum of the Mayan World)
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Merida Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport: a view of the check-in room
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Entrance building of the Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad
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University of Yucatán-Mérida
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Mural alluding to the conquest of Yucatán, painted by Fernando Castro Pacheco. History Hall of the Palace of Government of Yucatán.
