Mérida (state)
Mérida
Estado Mérida (Spanish) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Himno del Estado Mérida | |
Location within Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 8°29′N 71°11′W / 8.48°N 71.19°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Established | 1864 |
| Capital | Mérida |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Council |
| • Governor | Arnaldo Sánchez (PSUV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,300 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th |
| 1.23% of Venezuela | |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 828,592 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 73.3/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 high · 12th of 24 |
| Website | www |
The State of Mérida commonly known simply as Mérida (Spanish: Estado Bolivariano de Mérida, IPA: [esˈtaðo ðe ˈmeɾiða]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Mérida, in the Libertador Municipality.
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.