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Sucre, Sucre Department

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Country
  
Colombia

Elevation
  
20 m

Local time
  
Thursday 9:39 AM

Department
  
Sucre Department

Area
  
1,111 km²

Sucre, Sucre Department

Time zone
  
Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Weather
  
27°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 90% Humidity

Sucre is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. Is located in the Subregion of the Mojana with the Munacipalities of Majagual and Guranda which conforms part of the so-called Moposine depression, a geographical area characterized by being under sea-level and therefore prone to flooding.

Map of Sucre, Colombia

Sucre used to be the home of famous writer Gabriel García Márquez, and one of his best-known novels, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, is based on real life events which occurred in the town.

References

Sucre, Sucre Department Wikipedia