Sucre Municipality, Aragua

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Municipio Sucre
Location of Sucre within Aragua [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Aragua
Shiretown	Cagua
Area	76 km² (47.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)	120,302
Density	1,582.92/km² (2,547.5/sq mi)
Mayor	Carlos Augusto León Ascanio (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0244
Website	sucre-aragua.gob.ve

The Sucre Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 120,302.^[1] The town of Cagua is the shire town of the Sucre Municipality.^[2]

1 History
2 Sites of Interest
3 Demographics
4 Government
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

The town of Cagua was first established as Cagua la Vieja in 1620 and was originally made up of Spaniards. The origin of the name Cagua, comes from the native word Cahiua, which means snail. Cagua was rebuilt in its current location in 1622 under the new name of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cagua, which was later changed to San Jose de Cagua during the 18th century. The city is now known as just Cagua.

Cagua is a small city with several squares and has a tropical climate. It's ones of the most important cities of Aragua because of its proximity to Maracay, the state capital and Caracas. Cagua has been, for a long time, an important industrial zone.

One of its most important places are Casa Guipuzcoana and the Mountain "El Empalado", where original natives were burned alive by Spanish colonizers; this mountain is rich in marble and typical plants such as Araguaney, Samán, Bucare, and Apamate.

[edit] Sites of Interest

Sucre square
Casa Guipuzcoana
Marble Mines
Empalado Mountain
Old Mill
Saint Joseph Church
Taiguaiguay Lake

[edit] Demographics

The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 120,302 (up from 109,723 in 2000). This amounts to 7.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 2,547.5 people per square mile (1,582.92/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Sucre Municipality is Carlos Augusto León Ascanio, elected on October 31, 2004 with 42% of the vote.^[5] He replaced Ivelisse Oliveros shortly after the elections.^[6] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Sucre and Bella Vista.^[7]