Mérida, Mérida
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| Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida | |
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| Eik-name(s): Ciudad de los Caballeros (Ceety o Gentlemen) |
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| Motto: Non potest civitas abscondi supra montem posita (A ceety on a hill canna be hidden Matthew 5:14) |
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  Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida
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| Coordinates: 8°36′N 71°9′W / 8.6°N 71.15°W | |
| Kintra |  Venezuela |
| States | Mérida |
| Municipalities | Libertador |
| Foondit | 9 October 1558 |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor | Léster Rodríguez |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 59.39 km2 (22.9 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 1,630 m (5,348 ft) |
| Indwallers (2011) | |
| - Tot | 199,878 |
| - Densitie | 3,365.52/km2 (8,716.7/sq mi) |
| - Demonym | Mérideño(a) |
| Time zone | VST (UTC-4:30) |
| - Simmer (DST) | no observit (UTC-4:30) |
| Postal code | 5101 |
| Aurie code(s) | 274 |
| Wabsteid | http://www.merida.com.ve/ |
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.
References[edit]
- Bibliography
- Historia de Mérida, Carlos Chalbaud Zerpa, Universidad de Los Andes. 1985, Mérida, Venezuela.
- Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Edición de El Nacional. Caracas, Venezuela.
- Nuevo atlas práctico de Venezuela. Edición de El Nacional. Caracas, Venezuela.
- Enciclopedia Conocer Venezuela. Salvat. Navarra, España. ISBN 84-345-4251-X
- The Trolleybuses of Mérida: description, map, 29 illustrations http://www.tramz.com/ve/me/me.html
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