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Mérida, offeecially kent as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, is the caipital o the municipality o Libertador an the state o Mérida, an is ane o the principal ceeties o the Venezuelan Andes. It wis foondit in 1558 by Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez, formin pairt o Nueva Granada, but later became part o the Captaincy General o Venezuela an played an active role in the War o Unthirldom.
Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida | |
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Eik-name(s): Ciudad de los Caballeros (Ceety o Gentlemen) | |
Motto(s): Non potest civitas abscondi supra montem posita (A ceety on a hill canna be hidden Matthew 5:14) | |
Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W | |
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States | Mérida |
Municipalities | Libertador |
Foondit | 9 October 1558 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Léster Rodríguez |
Area | |
• Total | 59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1630 m (5,350 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 199,878 |
• Density | 3365.52/km2 (8,716.7/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Mérideño(a) |
Time zone | UTC-4:30 (VST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4:30 (no observit) |
Postal code | 5101 |
Area code(s) | 274 |
Website | http://www.merida.com.ve/ |