Ejido () is a town in the state of Mérida, Venezuela. It is the

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of the

Campo Elías Municipality The Campo Elías Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a po ...

. It was founded in 1650 in an area with indigenous ''Guayabas'', and became a center for

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cultivation. It is close to the state capital,

Mérida, Mérida Mérida, officially known as ''Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida'', is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan R ...

, 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.

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Cities in Mérida (state) Populated places established in 1650 1650 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{Venezuela-geo-stub