Sucre Municipality, Bolívar

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Municipio Sucre
Location of Sucre within Bolívar [[Image:{{{skyline_photo}}}\|250px\|{{{skyline_caption}}}]] {{{skyline_caption}}}
Country	Venezuela
State	Bolívar
Shiretown	Maripa
Area	46,166 km² (28,686.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)	27,218
Density	0.59/km² (0.9/sq mi)
Mayor	Juan Carlos Figarella Díaz (MVR)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0285
Website	sucre-bolivar.gov.ve

The Sucre Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 27,218.^[1] The town of Maripa is the shire town of the Sucre Municipality.^[2]

1 Demographics
2 Government
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Demographics

The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 27,218 (up from 20,108 in 2000). This amounts to 1.8% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 0.9 people per square mile (0.59/km²).^[4]

[edit] Government

The mayor of the Sucre Municipality is Juan Carlos Figarella Díaz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 47% of the vote.^[5]^[6] The municipality is divided into four (five if you count the Capital Sucre section) parishes; Aripao, Guarataro, Las Majadas, and Moitaco.^[7]