Mérida (state)

'''Mérida State''' ({{lang-es|Estado Mérida}}, {{IPA-es|esˈtaðo ˈmeɾiða|IPA}}) is one of the 23 [[States of Venezuela|states]] of [[Venezuela]]. The state capital is [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]. Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11,300 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 843,800. == Climate and Vegetation == [[File:Campo de Mérida.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The countryside in Mérida]] The climate is cold but in the relatively small area of Mérida state, there are usually several dramatic climatic changes that occur daily. The climate in Mérida city is between 19 °C and 20 °C, temperatures between 5 °C and 9 °C at El Bolivar Peak, or below zero when it snows and 28 °C in the El Vigía area. Its rains almost every late afternoon in January–February that is the coldest months an August–September and in August and September it often rains at night. The [[vegetation]] is exuberant and there are many [[lakes]] and [[river]]s, a great number of which are well stocked with [[trout]], one of the delicacies of Mérida. The most important river in the state is the "Chama" because a large part of the water resources of Venezuela originates in the Mérida mountains. The state tree is the "Bucare" and the state flower is the "Frailejón" and in the "Coloradito" is found the tree at the highest altitude in the world. In this [[mountain]]s [[habitat]] the "Oso Frontino" bear and the majestic Condor flies through the skies of the páramos and in the lagoons there are many trout. == Municipalities and municipal seats == [[File:La carretera de Mérida.JPG|thumb|250px|The countryside in Mérida]] {{Div col|2}} # [[Alberto Adriani Municipality|Alberto Adriani]] ([[El Vigía]]) # [[Andrés Bello Municipality, Mérida|Andrés Bello]] ([[La Azulita]]) # [[Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality|Antonio Pinto Salinas]] ([[Santa Cruz de Mora]]) # [[Aricagua Municipality|Aricagua]] ([[Aricagua]]) # [[Arzobispo Chacón Municipality|Arzobispo Chacón]] ([[Canagua]]) # [[Campo Elías Municipality|Campo Elías]] ([[Ejido, Mérida|Ejido]]) # [[Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality|Caracciolo Parra Olmedo]] ([[Tucaní]]) # [[Cardenal Quintero Municipality|Cardenal Quintero]] ([[Santo Domingo, Mérida|Santo Domingo]]) # [[Guaraque Municipality|Guaraque]] ([[Guaraque]]) # [[Julio César Salas Municipality|Julio César Salas]] ([[Arapuey]]) # [[Justo Briceño Municipality|Justo Briceño]] ([[Torondoy]]) # [[Libertador Municipality, Mérida|Libertador]] ([[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]) # [[Miranda Municipality, Mérida|Miranda]] ([[Timotes]]) # [[Obispo Ramos de Lora Municipality|Obispo Ramos de Lora]] ([[Santa Elena de Arenales]]) # [[Padre Noguera Municipality|Padre Noguera]] ([[Santa María de Caparo]]) # [[Pueblo Llano Municipality|Pueblo Llano]] ([[Pueblo Llano]]) # [[Rangel (Venezuela)|Rangel]] ([[Mucuchíes]]) # [[Rivas Dávila Municipality|Rivas Dávila]] ([[Bailadores]]) # [[Santos Marquina Municipality|Santos Marquina]] ([[Tabay]]) # [[Sucre Municipality, Mérida|Sucre]] ([[Lagunillas, Mérida|Lagunillas]]) # [[Tovar Municipality, Mérida|Tovar]] ([[Tovar, Mérida|Tovar]]) # [[Tulio Febres Cordero Municipality|Tulio Febres Cordero]] ([[Nueva Bolivia]]) # [[Zea Municipality|Zea]] ([[Zea, Mérida|Zea]]) {{Div col end}} == See also == * [[States of Venezuela]] * [[Nevado]] * [[Merida glaciation]] * [[Sierra Nevada de Merida]] * [[Los Aleros|Los Aleros theme park]] == External links == {{div col|1}} {{Commons category}} * [http://www.merida.gob.ve/ Government of Mérida State] (in Spanish) {{div col end}} {{Administrative divisions of Venezuela}} {{coord missing|Venezuela}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merida}}