Sucre, Colombie

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Depairtment o Sucre

Departamento de Sucre
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Coordinates: 9°18′N 75°24′W / 9.300°N 75.400°W / 9.300; -75.400
Kintra Colombie
RegionCaribbean Region
Established18 August 1966
CaipitalSincelejo
Lairgest ceetySincelejo
Govrenment
 • GovrenorJorge Carlos Barraza Farak (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional)
Area
 • Total10670 km2 (4,120 sq mi)
Area rank27
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total772,010
 • Rank20
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-SUC
Municipalities26
Websitewww.gobersucre.gov.co

Sucre is a depairtment in the Caribbean Natural Region o Colombie. The depairtment ranks 27t bi aurie, 10,670 km2 (4,120 sq mi) an it haes a population o 772,010, rankin 20t o aw the 32 depairtments o Colombie. Sucre is bordered bi the Caribbean on the northwast; bi Bolívar on the east an bi Córdoba on the wast.

Sucre wis namit in honor o the unthirldom hero Antonio José de Sucre who wis quotit bi the foonders o this depairtment in reference tae Simón Bolívar's daith as saying "They hae killed ma hert", spression said while cruisin the territory o the present day Sucre Depairtment.

As o 2009, the Sucre Depairtment haes an estimatit population o 802,733, o which 234,886 are in the depairtment caipital Sincelejo, accordin tae the DANE projections.

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