Sucre Department

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Department of Sucre
Departamento de Sucre

Deparment of Colombia


Flag of the Department of Sucre	Coat of arms of the Department of Sucre

The Department of Sucre in Colombia

Established

August 18, 1966

Region

Caribbean Region

Capital

Sincelejo

Number of Municipalities

Governor
- Governor's Political Party

Jorge Eliecer Anaya Hernandez
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Area
Total
- Land
- Water (% of total)

Ranked 27
10,917 km²
km²
km² (%)

Population
- Total (2005)
- Density

Ranked 20
765,285^[1]
69/km²

ISO_Code

CO-SUC

Goverment's Website:
www.gobersucre.gov.co

Sucre is a department of Colombia. It is in the north of the country, bordering the Cordoba Department to the west, the Magdalena Department to the east and the Caribbean sea to the north. Its capital is Sincelejo.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Administrative Divisions
  - 2.1.1 Provinces
  - 2.1.2 Municipalities
3 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Name

Sucre was named in honor of the Independence hero Antonio José de Sucre who was quoted by the founders of this department in reference to Simon Bolivar's death as saying "They have killed my heart", expression said while cruising the territory of the present day Sucre Department.

[edit] Pre Columbian

the area of the city of Sincelejo was inhabited by tribes commanded by a Cacique named Chinchelejo

[edit] Colonization

The Spanish colonizers arrived to the area c. 1535 and officially founded a town called San Francisco de Asis de Sincelejo (Saint Francis of Asissi of Sincelejo) on October 4, 1535 under the terrority and government of Cartagena of Indies.

The Governor of Cartagena ordered Antonio de de la torre y Miranda to collect all inhabitants in the area and concentrate them in the city of Sincelejo. The area was later given in encomienda to Alonso Padilla in 1610.

[edit] Modern history

In 1963 the Second Assembly of Municipalities met to reaffirm the creation of the Department of Sucre after the population supported the initiative leaded by CorpoSucre. On July 28, 1966 the Senate of Colombia started a debate on the creation of the Department and on August 18 of this same year approves its creation under the 47 Law of 1966 sanctioned by President Carlos Lleras Restrepo.