Merida ( Mérida , full name Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida ) is a city in western Venezuela . The capital and largest city of the state of Merida .
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| A country |  Venezuela | |||||||
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| Founded | 1558 year | |||||||
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| Center height | 1630 m | |||||||
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| Population | about 300 thousand people | |||||||
| Official language | Spanish | |||||||
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| Telephone code | +58 274 | |||||||
The population of about 300 thousand inhabitants, with suburbs - more than 500 thousand
The city is located in a mountain valley at an altitude of 1630 m between the ridges that make up the Cordillera de Merida mountain system (part of the Andes ). The location of the highest mountain (highest point 4,765 m) and the second longest in the world (12.5 km) cableway Teleférico de Mérida , which overlooks Bolivar Peak .
Content
- 1 History of Merida
- 2 Climate
- 3 Features
- 4 See also
- 5 Links
Merida's story
The first time Merida was founded illegally in 1558 by the Spaniard Juan Rodriguez Suárez, who called him Santiago de Los Caballeros de Merida. Due to the lack of permission of the Spanish crown for the construction of the city, Suarez was arrested and sent to Bogotá . On the eve of the death sentence, the Spaniard disappeared and fled to Trujillo (Venezuela), where he received political asylum. The second founder of Merida, Juan de Maldonado, had the necessary permission.
Surrounded by mountains, Merida has long been a provincial town. Over the course of several centuries, only a few significant events happened: a strong earthquake of the year 1820 and a two-time visit of Simon Bolivar on the way to Colombia and on his return to Caracas .
Climate
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| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average maximum, ° C | 24.2 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25,2 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.6 |
| Average temperature, ° C | 18.1 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 19,4 | 19.3 | 19,4 | 19,4 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 19.0 |
| Average minimum ° C | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 16,0 | 16,2 | 16,0 | 15,5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14,4 | 15.3 |
| Precipitation rate, mm | 40 | 48 | 63 | 177 | 236 | 164 | 119 | 152 | 229 | 283 | 195 | 79 | 1785 |
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Features
- Merida is a university city with about 40,000 students.
- The city has 28 city parks. More than in any other city in Venezuela .
- Each year in Merida, the Feria del Sol festival is held.
- In 2007, a system of high-speed trolleybus transport was launched in Merida
See also
- Merida Botanical Garden
- Merida State Symphony Orchestra