About Mérida
Mérida is a city in Merida, Venezuela with a population of 300,000. It is the 16th largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, and the 1,908th largest worldwide. It lies 516 km from Caracas.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 12
Elevation
1,389 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
8.579, -71.169
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 214 in VenezuelaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.