Ejido | |
Official Name: | San Buenaventura de Ejido |
Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Mérida |
Subdivision Name2: | Campo Elías Municipality |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 14 July 1650 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 99,837 |
Timezone: | VST |
Coordinates: | 8.3333°N -71.4°W |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
Population Blank1: | Ejidense |
Area Code: | 0274 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5111 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Ejido (pronounced as /es/) is a town in the state of Mérida, Venezuela. It is the shire town of the Campo Elías Municipality. It was founded in 1650 in an area with indigenous Guayabas, and became a center for cane sugar cultivation. It is close to the state capital, Mérida, Mérida, and forms part of its metropolitan area, with a total population of around 350,000. It is connected to Mérida by public transport, including the Mérida trolleybus system.