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Sucre (state)
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Sucre State is one of the 23 states
of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná
. Sucre State covers a total surface area of 11,800 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 916,600.
States of Venezuela
Venezuela is divided into 23 states , 1 Capital District and the Federal Dependencies that consist of a large number of Venezuelan islands...
of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná
Cumaná
Cumaná is the capital of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located 402 km east of Caracas. It was the first settlement founded by Europeans in the mainland America, in 1501 by Franciscan friars, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times...
. Sucre State covers a total surface area of 11,800 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 916,600.
Municipalities and municipal seats
- Andrés Eloy Blanco (CasanayCasanayCasanay is a town in the State of Sucre, Venezuela....
) - Andrés Mata (San José de Aerocuar)
- Arismendi (Río CaribeRío CaribeRío Caribe is a colorful fishing town located 22 kilometers from Carúpano, Sucre State, in Eastern Venezuela. It is the capital city of the Arismendi municipality.- History :...
) - Benítez (El Pilar)
- BermúdezBermúdez MunicipalityThe Bermúdez Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 150,504. The city of Carúpano is the shire town of...
(CarúpanoCarúpanoCarúpano is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre. It is located on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast at the opening of two valleys, some 120 km east of the capital of Sucre, Cumaná...
) - Bolívar (MarigüitarMarigüitarMarigüitar is a small coastal town in the state of Sucre, Venezuela. It lies on the southern coast of the Gulf of Cariaco, across from the Araya Peninsula. The nearest city is Cumaná, about 20 kilometers to the east. The narrow, winding road that connects Cumaná and Carúpano passes through the...
) - Cajigal (Yaguaraparo)
- Cruz Salmerón Acosta (ArayaArayaAraya is a town located on Venezuela's Caribbean coast, on the easternmost extremity of the Araya Peninsula.-Araya Fortress:The Araya Fortress is a beige-brown stone masonry fortification. The fortification was built in order to defend Araya and the Araya Peninsula against Caribbean...
) - Libertador (Tunapuy)
- Mariño (Irapa)
- Mejía (San Antonio del Golfo)
- Montes (Cumanacoa)
- Ribero (Cariaco)
- Sucre (CumanáCumanáCumaná is the capital of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located 402 km east of Caracas. It was the first settlement founded by Europeans in the mainland America, in 1501 by Franciscan friars, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times...
) - Valdez (Güiria)
External links
- http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/principal.asp?moduloEnti=SUCRE.swf&cEnti=19