Merida
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Places named Mérida or Merida include:
- Spain
- Mérida, Spain, capital city of the Extremadura Autonomous Community
- Mexico
- Mérida, Yucatán, capital city of the state of Yucatán
- Philippines
- Merida, Leyte, a municipality in Leyte province
- Venezuela
- Mérida, Mérida, capital city of the state of Mérida
Non-geographical uses of Merida include:
- 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.