Yes. It is also the capital of the state of Yucatan, which roughly covers one third of the whole peninsula.
Merida IS a city; it is the capital of the state of Yucatan.
Merida (20.97, -89.62) is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan.
Merida, Chetumal, Cancun, Valladolid are some of them.
On the Yucatan peninsula, in southeastern Mexico.
The city of Merida (population: 970,377) qualifies as such.
It is Merida, capital of the state of Yucatan, with a population of 897,740.
Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan; not to be confused with the Yucatan Peninsula, which contains three states: Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche.
That places you on the Yucatan peninsula - close to the city of Merida.
The Yucatan peninsula is shared among the countries: Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. Most of its territory belongs to Mexico; within the peninsula's Mexican territory, it is subdivided among three federal states: Quintana Roo (capital: Chetumal), Yucatan (capital: Merida) and Campeche (capital: Campeche).
The city of Merida (population: 1.05 million) qualifies as such.
Merida, capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan, has an approximate population of 781,146 inhabitants (est. 2009).
The safest city in Mexico would be Merida, capital of the southern state of Yucatan. It has a murder rate of only 2 people per 100,000 inhabitants (2012), putting Merida as a safer place than say, Norway (2.2 murders per 100,000).