Sucre Municipality
Municipio Sucre | |
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 Location in Miranda | |
.svg)  Sucre Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 10°28′19″N 66°45′39″W / 10.4719°N 66.7608°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Miranda |
| Founded | February 17, 1621 |
| Incorporated | 1989 |
| Municipal seat | Petare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Vicente Rangel Ávalos (PSUV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199.0 km2 (76.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 691,317 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0212 |
| Website | Official website |
Sucre Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and one of five the municipalities that make up the Metropolitan District of Caracas. According to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 691,317.[1] The parish of Petare is the municipal seat of the Sucre Municipality.[2]
- ^ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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