Country Venezuela Seat Petare Incorporated 1989 Area 164 km² Area code 0212 | State Miranda Founded February 17, 1621 Time zone VST (UTC-4:30) Population 691,317 (2016) | |
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Colleges and Universities Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad Santa María, Universidad José María Vargas, Universidad Alejandro de Humb, Universidad Monteávila Points of interest Parque del Este, Los Chorros Park, Art Center The Sheds, Planetario Humboldt, Transport Museum "Guillerm | ||
Sucre Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and one of 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. The city of Petare is the administrative centre of the Sucre Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.
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Map of Sucre, Miranda, Venezuela
Demographics
The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 691,317 (up from 591,414 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density (2016) is about 11,000 people per square mile (4,200/km²).