Sucre (state)

Sucre
Anthem: Himno del Estado Sucre
Location within Venezuela
Location within Venezuela
CountryVenezuela
Created1909
CapitalCumaná
Government
 • BodyLegislative Council
 • GovernorAdmiral Gilberto Pinto Blanco
(2021–present)
 • Assembly delegation6
Area
 • Total11,800 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
 • Rank14th
 1.29% of Venezuela
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total896,921
 • Rank10th
 3.34% of Venezuela
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
ISO 3166 codeVE-R
Emblematic treeRoble (Oak) (Platymiscium diadelphum)
HDI (2019)0.680[1]
medium · 18th of 24
Websitewww.edosucre.gov.ve

The Sucre State (Spanish: Estado Sucre,[2][3] IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈsukɾe]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela.[4][5] The state capital is Cumaná city. Sucre State covers a total surface area of 11,800 km2 (4,600 sq mi) and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 896,921. The most important river in the state is the Manzanares River.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ Gómez, José Mercedes (1982). Historia del Estado Sucre (in Spanish). Ediciones de la Presidencia de la República.
  3. ^ Hill, George William (1961). El Estado Sucre: sus recursos humanos (in Spanish). Universidad Central de Venezuela, Ediciones de la Biblioteca.
  4. ^ Legislativa, Sucre (Venezuela : State) Asamblea (1979). Asamblea Legislativa del Estado Sucre, 1978-1979 (in Spanish). Dirección de Prensade la Asamblea.
  5. ^ Estadística, Venezuela Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría División de (1968). Estadísticas del Estado Sucre (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, División de Estadística.