Sucre Municipality, Bolívar

Sucre Municipality
Municipio Sucre
Location in Bolívar
Sucre Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 5°58′04″N 64°19′50″W / 5.9678°N 64.3306°W / 5.9678; -64.3306
Country Venezuela
StateBolívar
Municipal seatMaripa
Government
  MayorJuan Carlos Figarella Díaz (MVR)
Area
  Total
49,006.3 km2 (18,921.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
20,359
  Density0.42/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)0285
WebsiteOfficial website

Sucre is one of the 11 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Bolívar and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 20,359. The town of Maripa is the shire town of the Sucre Municipality.