Merida
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Places of the world named Mérida or Merida include:
- Mérida, Extremadura, capital city of the Spanish Community of Extremadura
- Mérida, Yucatán, capital city of the Mexican state of Yucatán
- Merida, Leyte, a municipality in Leyte province in the Philippines
- Mérida, Mérida, capital city of the Venezuelan state of Mérida
- Mérida (state), Venezuelan state.
Other uses of Merida include:
- Mérida Initiative, a U.S.-led drug interdiction program for Mexico and Central America
- Merida (Dragon Prince), a fictional people created by fantasy author Melanie Rawn for her Dragon Prince series
- Merida Bicycle Company, one of the world's largest bicycle makers, based in Taiwan
- "Merida" is also used as a girls' name; in this context, in contrast to the geographical use, the stress is generally placed on the second syllable.

