Sucre (Santander)

Sucre
Coordinates: 5 ° 55 ′ N , 73 ° 47 ′ W Sucre on the map of Colombia	Sucre
	Sucre
	Location of the municipality of Sucre on the map of Santander
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander
City foundation	1892
Residents	8098 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	606 km 2
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Waters	Río Minero , Río Cuchinero
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Javier Antonio Rojas Quitián (2016-2019)
Website	www.sucre-santander.gov.co
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Sucre is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Santander in Colombia .

geography

The municipality of Sucre is located in the province of Vélez in southern Santander in the Colombian Andes . The community lies at an altitude between 150 and 3000 meters and accordingly has different vegetation zones and strongly varying annual average temperatures between 6 and 28 ° C. The municipality is bordered by El Peñón and Bolívar in the north, Guavatá in the east, La Belleza and Jesús María in the south and Bolívar in the west.

population

The municipality of Sucre has 8098 inhabitants, of which 396 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards lived in the area now Sucre, the indigenous peoples of Agataes and Cocomees . The municipality of Sucre has existed since 1882, although it initially had its seat in the village of La Granja . Sucre, formerly known as Cúchina , has been the seat of the municipal government since 1892 . The community suffered badly from the armed conflict and has only been under the control of the Colombian police again for a few years.

economy

The main industry in Sucre is agriculture . In addition to cattle and poultry production , potatoes , corn , arakacha , onions , tomatoes , white cabbage , carrots , coffee , cocoa , cassava and bananas are mainly grown.

Web links

Commons : Sucre - collection of images, videos and audio files

Página Oficial del Municipio de Sucre. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sucre - Santander, accessed April 18, 2019 (Spanish, municipality website).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sucre - Santander, accessed April 18, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).
↑ ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 18, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sucre - Santander, accessed April 18, 2019 (Spanish, information on the municipality).

[2] ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL DEPARTAMENTAL POR ÁREA. (Excel; 1.72 MB) DANE, May 11, 2011, accessed on April 18, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).