Mérida Province

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Mérida Province was a historical administrative region in western Venezuela, centered around the Andean city of Mérida, that formed part of the early territorial organization of the country.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mérida Province canonical 4
Mérida State 2
Mérida state 2

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
historical province
administrativeCenter city of Mérida
borderedBy Barinas Province
Maracaibo Province
Trujillo Province
Táchira region
linked to: Táchira State
capital Mérida
category Andean history of Venezuela
Former provinces of Venezuela
History of Mérida state
containedSettlement Ejido
Mérida
Timotes region
country Venezuela
economy agriculture
cattle ranching
trade with neighboring provinces
formedPartOf early territorial organization of Venezuela
governmentType provincial administration
historicalRegion Andean Venezuela
historicalStatus defunct administrative unit
language Spanish
locatedIn Andes
Venezuelan Andes
linked to: Northern Andes

western Venezuela
namedAfter Mérida
partOf Andean region of Venezuela
Captaincy General of Venezuela
Gran Colombia
Republic of Venezuela
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereignStateDuringExistence Gran Colombia
Republic of Venezuela
linked to: Venezuela

Spanish Empire
successor Mérida state
linked to: Mérida Province
timePeriod colonial era
early republican era
usedLegalSystem Spanish colonial law
republican Venezuelan law

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pico Bolívar locatedIn Mérida state
linked to: Mérida Province
Cordillera de Mérida administrativeRegion Mérida State
linked to: Mérida Province
Mérida Province successor Mérida state
linked to: Mérida Province
Trujillo Province borderedBy Mérida Province
Barinas Province hasBorderWith Mérida Province
Colombia–Venezuela border region hasBorderState Mérida State
linked to: Mérida Province