Map of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Mérida is the administrative centre of Yucatán, Mexico, with a population of about 1,201,000. It lies at 20.9754°N, 89.6170°W. Mérida is about 1,007 km (626 mi) east of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kanasín, 8 km to the southeast.

Mérida at a glance

Where is Mérida?

• The 11th largest city in Mexico by recorded population.
• The largest city in Yucatán on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 51 min on the shortest day to 13 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mérida

• Kanasín — 8 km southeast
• Umán — 17 km southwest
• Progreso — 35 km north
• Valladolid — 151 km east
• Tizimín — 153 km east
• Campeche — 157 km southwest
• Playa del Carmen — 267 km east
• Chetumal — 306 km southeast
• Orange Walk — 340 km south, Belize
• Ciudad del Carmen — 347 km southwest

Largest cities in Yucatán

• Kanasín — 77,240
• Valladolid — 48,973
• Tizimín — 46,971
• Umán — 39,611
• Progreso — 37,369

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Other places named Mérida

• Mérida — Mérida, Venezuela
• Mérida — Extremadura, Spain

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.