 The city is also the municipal seat of the Municipality of Mérida, which includes the city and the areas around it.According to the 2015 census, the population of Mérida was 892,363, ranking 14th among the most populous Mexican cities.The Greater Mérida metropolitan area includes the municipalities of Mérida, Umán and Kanasín and had a population of 1,035,238 in the 2010 census.