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Sucre Department
Departamento de Sucre | |
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Department | |
 View of Sincelejo, Capital and Largest City of Sucre. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Sucre shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 9°18′N 75°24′W / 9.300°N 75.400°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean Region |
| Established | August 18, 1966 |
| Capital | Sincelejo |
| Largest city | Sincelejo |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Lucy Ines García Montes (2024-2027) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,917 km2 (4,215 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 27th |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 904,863 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| GDP [2] | |
| • Total | COP 11,516 billion (US$ 2.7 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-SUC |
| Municipalities | 26 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.744[3] high · 19th of 33 |
| Website | www.sucre.gov.co |
Sucre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsukɾe]) is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The department ranks 27th by area, 10,670 km2 (4,120 sq mi) and it has a population of 904,863, ranking 20th of all the 32 departments of Colombia. Sucre is bordered by the Caribbean on the northwest; by Bolívar Department on the east and by Córdoba Department on the west.
Sucre was named in honor of the Independence hero Antonio José de Sucre who was quoted by the founders of this department in reference to Simón Bolívar's death as saying "They have killed my heart", expression said while cruising the territory of the present day Sucre Department.
As of 2009, the Sucre Department has an estimated population of 802,733, of which 234,886 are in the department capital Sincelejo, according to the DANE projections.
- ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.