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Sucre Department

Coordinates: 9°18′N 75°24′W / 9.300°N 75.400°W / 9.300; -75.400
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Sucre
Departamento de Sucre
Flag of Sucre
Coat of arms of Sucre
Sucre shown in red
Sucre shown in red
Topography of the department
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 9°18′N 75°24′W / 9.300°N 75.400°W / 9.300; -75.400
Country Colombia
RegionCaribbean Region
EstablishedAugust 18, 1966
CapitalSincelejo
Largest citySincelejo
Government
 • GovernorEdgar Enrique Martinez Romero (2016-2019)
Area
 • Total10,917 km2 (4,215 sq mi)
 • Rank27th
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total834,927
 • Rank21st
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-05
ISO 3166 codeCO-SUC
Municipalities26
Websitewww.gobersucre.gov.co

Sucre is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The capital is Sincelejo.

References

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  1. "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.