Sucre, Colombia

Sucre is one of 33 primary administrative regions in Colombia with a population of approximately 904,863 people.

Facts and figures on Sucre at a glance

Region name: Sucre (Departamento de Sucre)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 904,863 people
Country: Colombia
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Sucre (Departamento de Sucre) is located in the regional capital Sincelejo (Sincelejo) with a population of 277,773 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Sucre's regional capital Sincelejo to Colombia's capital Bogota (Bogotá) is approximately 540 km (336 mi).

Facts and figures about Sucre
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Sucre Departamento de Sucre904,863 peopleSincelejo Sincelejo277,773 people

Compare with other regions in Colombia.

Map of Sucre

Map of Sucre

Information on Sucre

Information on Sucre
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Sucre Departamento de SucreSincelejo Sincelejo26ColombiaSouth America

Time in Sucre

Time in Sucre
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 9:26am (09:26h)NoSat, 20 Apr 2024 - 9:26am (09:26h)UTC -5.0America/Bogota

Geographic coordinates of Sucre

Latitude & Longitude of Sucre
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map9°00'00.0"N (9.0000000°)75°00'00.0"W (-75.0000000°)

Subregions in Sucre

There are 26 administrative subregions in Sucre.
Subregions in Sucre
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Buenavista Buenavista1.10,007Buenavista Buenavista-
Caimito Caimito2.13,331--
Chalan Chalán3.4,188Chalan Chalán2,897
Coloso Coloso4.6,214Coloso Colosó3,749
Corozal Corozal5.57,756Corozal Corozal39,800
Covenas Coveñas6.17,091Covenas Coveñas-
El Roble El Roble7.9,786El Roble El Roble3,324
Galeras Galeras8.17,297Nueva Granada Nueva Granada20,239
Guaranda Guaranda9.15,498Guaranda Guaranda-
La Union La Unión10.11,510La Union La Unión4,427
Los Palmitos Los Palmitos11.19,315Los Palmitos Los Palmitos14,385
Majagual Majagual12.31,657Majagual Majagual11,139
Morroa Morroa13.12,846Morroa Morroa4,949
Ovejas Ovejas14.21,091Ovejas Ovejas13,284
Palmito Palmito15.13,682Palmito Palmito5,345
Sampues Sampués16.38,631Sampues Sampués21,204
San Benito Abad San Benito Abad17.22,972San Benito Abad San Benito Abad18,181
San Juan de Betulia San Juan de Betulia18.13,437San Juan de Betulia San Juan de Betulia9,092
San Luis de Since San Luis de Sincé19.30,648San Luis de Since San Luis de Sincé30,768
San Marcos San Marcos20.60,735San Marcos San Marcos60,735
San Onofre San Onofre21.46,383San Onofre San Onofre32,957
San Pedro San Pedro22.16,415San Pedro San Pedro11,489
Santiago de Tolu Santiago de Tolú23.28,108Santiago de Tolu Santiago de Tolú27,390
Sincelejo Sincelejo24.237,618Sincelejo Sincelejo277,773
Sucre Sucre25.23,971Sucre Sucre23,210
Tolu Viejo Tolú Viejo26.20,033Tolu Viejo Tolú Viejo20,033

External sources of information on Sucre

Sucre on Wikipedia