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Mérida
City population
59,857
#131
in Spain
#3
in Extremadura
#9,661
worldwide
38.918, -6.343 · 281 km from Madrid
About Mérida
Mérida is a city in Extremadura, Spain with a population of 59,857. It is the 131st largest of the 544 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Spain, and the 9,661st largest worldwide. It lies 281 km from Madrid.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 10
Coordinates
38.918, -6.343
Record updated
22 October 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 544 in SpainClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.