Sucre (sucre)

Sucre
Coordinates: 8 ° 49 ′ N , 74 ° 43 ′ W Sucre on the map of Colombia	Sucre
	Sucre
	Location of the municipality of Sucre on the map of Sucre
Basic data
Country	Colombia
Department	Sucre
City foundation	1700
Residents	22,480 (2019)
	City insignia
Detailed data
surface	1110 km 2
Population density	20 people / km 2
height	15 m
Waters	Caño Mojana
Time zone	UTC -5
City Presidency	Ever Martinez (2016-2019)
Website	www.sucre-sucre.gov.co
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Sucre is a municipality (municipio) in the department of Sucre in Colombia .

geography

Sucre is located in the south of Sucre , in the La Mojana sub-region at an altitude of 20 m above sea level. NN in the lowlands known as depresión momposina , which is characterized by the many wetlands. Sucre is 170 km from Sincelejo . The municipality borders in the northeast on Magangué in the Departamento de Bolívar , in the southeast on Achí in Bolívar, in the south on Majagual and in the west on San Benito Abad .

population

The municipality of Sucre has 22,480 inhabitants, of whom 8961 live in the urban part (cabecera municipal) of the municipality (as of 2019).

history

In the area of today's Sucre lived at the Spanish arrived indigenous people of Zenú . At the site of an indigenous settlement, Jerónimo de Bombatí established a new place under the name Boca de Atajo , later Boca de Granadina , around 1700 . As a result, the region began to mestizo. Sucre has had parish status since 1910. After the construction of a canal between the Río Cauca and the Caño Mojana in 1938, the flooding of the area increased, which is why many residents moved away.

economy

Sugar cane has traditionally been Sucre's most important crop, but it has declined due to increased flooding. An industry emerged during the boom in sugar cane, but it subsequently disappeared. Today rice in particular is grown.

Infrastructure

The roads in the community are in poor condition. The important thing is the waterway transport over the many rivers, canals, wetlands and floodplains that connects Sucre with Magangué in particular .

Web links

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

Alcaldía de Sucre - Sucre. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sucre - Sucre, accessed April 19, 2019 (Spanish, website of the municipality).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sucre - Sucre, accessed April 20, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 20, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).

[municipio-1] Nuestro municipio. Alcaldía del Municipio de Sucre - Sucre, accessed April 20, 2019 (Spanish, information about 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 20, 2019 (Spanish, extrapolation of the population of Colombia).