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Capital city in Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
Sucre
Sukri
Capital city
From top to bottom, left to right: Terracotta roofs in central Sucre, Government buildings of Chuquisaca, Sucre Cathedral, Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Gran Mariscal Sucre Theater, Church of San Francisco, Panoramic view of historic Sucre
Flag
Seal
Nickname:
La Ciudad de los cuatro Nombres(The City of the four names)
September 29, 1538 (official): La Plata de la Nueva Toledo (City of The Silver of the New Toledo)
August 6, 1826: Sucre (Capital Section)
Founded by
Pedro Anzures as "La Plata" in 1538
Government
• Type
C.S. Municipal Autonomous Government
• Mayor
Rosario López Rojo de Aparicio
Area
• Capital city
1,768 km2 (683 sq mi)
Elevation
2,790 m (9,150 ft)
Population
(2021)
• Capital city
360,544
• Density
200/km2 (530/sq mi)
• Metro
390,000
Demonym(s)
Capitalino (a) Sucrense
Time zone
UTC−04:00 (BOT)
Area code
(+591) 4
Climate
Cwb
Website
www.sucre.bo
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
Historic City of Sucre
Criteria
Cultural: iv
Reference
566
Inscription
1991 (15th Session)
Sucre (Spanish:[ˈsukɾe]) is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,790 m (9,150 ft). This relatively high altitude gives the city a subtropical highland climate with cool temperatures year-round.
Its pre-Columbian name was Chuquisaca; during the Spanish Empire it was called in different periods as La Plata and Chuquisaca. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the city of Chuquisaca had its own autonomy with respect to the Inca Empire (the Charcas were the only people that did not pay the ransom for the Inca captive). Today, the region is of predominantly Quechua background, with some Aymara communities and influences.
Sucre holds major national importance and is an educational and government center, as well as the location of the Bolivian Supreme Court. Its pleasant climate and low crime rates have made the city popular amongst foreigners and Bolivians alike. Notably, Sucre contains one of the best preserved Hispanic colonial and republican historic city centres in the Western Hemisphere - similar to cities such as Cuzco and Quito. This architectural heritage and the millenarian history of the Charcas region has led to Sucre's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has held an important place in Bolivian history from its place as an important center in the Real Audencia de Charcas, and later as the first capital of Bolivia before the fall of silver's importance as a global mineral commodity. Some regional tension remains from the historical transfer of capital functions to La Paz, and even today the issue features an important role in local culture and political ideology.
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