Mérida (state)
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The State of Mérida[2] commonly known simply as Mérida[3][4] (Spanish: Estado Bolivariano de Mérida, IPA: [esˈtaðo ðe ˈmeɾiða]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.[5] The state capital is Mérida, in the Libertador Municipality.
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Mérida
Estado Mérida (Spanish) | |
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Anthem: Himno del Estado Mérida | |
Coordinates: 8.48°N 71.19°W / 8.48; -71.19 | |
Country | Venezuela |
Capital | Mérida |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Council |
• Governor | Ramón Guevara (2017–present) (AD) |
• Assembly delegation | 6 |
Area | |
• Total | 11,300 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
• Rank | 15th |
1.23% of Venezuela | |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 828,592 |
• Rank | 14th |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
3,1% of Venezuela | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
ISO 3166 code | VE-L |
Emblematic tree | Bucare ceibo (Erythrina poeppigiana) |
HDI (2019) | 0.700[1] high · 12th of 24 |
Website | www |
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Located in the Western Andean Region, Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11,300 square kilometres (4,363 sq mi), making it the fifteenth-largest in Venezuela. In 2011, had a census population of 828,592, the fourteenth most populous.