Mérida, Yucatán (municipality)

Mérida Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (858.41 km²) of land with the head or seat being the city of Mérida. Because the archaeological remains of the Maya reminded the Spaniards of the ancient city of Mérida, Spain, which was marked by Roman archaeological sites, they renamed the site of T-hó after the Spanish city.