Antonio José de Sucre Municipality
Antonio José de Sucre Municipality
Municipio Antonio José de Sucre | |
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Location in Barinas | |
| Coordinates: 8°06′05″N 70°41′59″W / 8.1014°N 70.6997°W | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Barinas |
| Municipal seat | Socopó[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvador Guerrero (MVR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,133.4 km2 (1,209.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 81,665 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0273 |
| Website | Official website |
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Antonio José de Sucre is one of the 12 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Barinas and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 81,665. The town of Socopó is the shire town of the Antonio José de Sucre Municipality. The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre (the others include only his surname, as "Sucre Municipality").