Map of Mérida, Extremadura, Spain

Mérida is the administrative centre of Extremadura, Spain, with a population of about 59,857. It lies at 38.9161°N, 6.3437°W. Mérida is about 281 km (175 mi) southwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Almendralejo, 26 km to the south.

Mérida at a glance

Where is Mérida?

• The 3rd largest city in Extremadura on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mérida

• Almendralejo — 26 km south
• Don Benito — 42 km east
• Badajoz — 54 km west
• Cáceres — 62 km north
• Évora — 140 km west, Portugal
• Castelo Branco — 141 km northwest, Portugal
• La Rinconada — 162 km south
• Beja — 166 km southwest, Portugal
• Seville — 174 km south
• Mairena del Aljarafe — 176 km south

Largest cities in Extremadura

• Badajoz — 150,530
• Cáceres — 96,068
• Plasencia — 40,141
• Don Benito — 37,010
• Almendralejo — 33,468

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Other places named Mérida

• Mérida — Yucatán, Mexico
• Mérida — Mérida, Venezuela

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.