Sucre, Miranda

Municipio Sucre (Sucre Municipality)
Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare Church
Flag Seal
Sucre in Miranda State
Coordinates: 10°29′N 66°49′W / 10.483°N 66.817°W / 10.483; -66.817Coordinates: 10°29′N 66°49′W / 10.483°N 66.817°W / 10.483; -66.817
Country	Venezuela
State	Miranda
Seat	Petare
Founded	February 17, 1621
Incorporated	1989
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Ocariz (Primero Justicia)
Area
• Total	164 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	665,203
• Density	3,907.09/km2 (1,508.53/sq mi)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC-4:30)
Area code(s)	0212
Website	www.alcaldiamunicipiosucre.gov.ve

Sucre is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and one of the municipalities that make up the Metropolitan District of Caracas. According to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 640,762.^[1] The city of Petare is the shire town of the Sucre Municipality.^[2] The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.

Petare´s historic center

Sucre Municipality Panorama

Demographics

The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 640,762 (up from 591,414 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population.^[3] The municipality's population density is 6,287.9 people per square mile (3,907.09/km²).^[4]

Government

Mayors

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External links

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• www.alcaldias.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/municipiosc.html?id_estado=13&id_municipio=9 (Spanish)