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Actualizado: Sep 23, 2026 Datos DANE

Municipalities of Sucre

Corrected complete list of Sucre’s 26 municipalities in alphabetical order, by subregion, population, climate and founding. Capital: Sincelejo.

Municipalities of Sucre

Complete list of the 26 municipalities of Sucre in alphabetical order, by population, climate and date of foundation. All the information on each municipality.

The department of Sucre is in the Caribbean region of Colombia, in the north of the country. With 26 municipalities according to DANE (Divipola), distributed in Caribbean subregions —among them the Gulf of Morrosquillo, La Mojana, the Montes de María, the Sabanas and San Jorge—, Sucre combines coast, wetlands and savannas. Its capital, Sincelejo, is the administrative and service center of the department. Below you will find the complete list of the 26 municipalities of Sucre in alphabetical order, by population, climate and date of foundation.

See also the department of Sucre page and the municipalities of Colombia hub.

LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES OF SUCRE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Below is the list of the 26 municipalities of Sucre in alphabetical order (official names; correction of the previous version of this page):

  1. Buenavista
  2. Caimito
  3. Chalán
  4. Colosó
  5. Corozal
  6. Coveñas
  7. El Roble
  8. Galeras
  9. Guaranda
  10. La Unión
  11. Los Palmitos
  12. Majagual
  13. Morroa
  14. Ovejas
  15. Palmito
  16. Sampués
  17. San Benito Abad
  18. San Juan de Betulia
  19. San Marcos
  20. San Onofre
  21. San Pedro
  22. Santiago de Tolú
  23. Sincé
  24. Sincelejo
  25. Sucre
  26. Tolúviejo

Corrections in this update: Caimito is included; Santiago de Tolú is unified (no duplicate “Tolú”); San Juan de Betulia (formerly “Betulia”); Colosó with accent; Sincé as the list name (formerly “San Luis de Sincé” in the short list).

MUNICIPALITIES OF SUCRE BY SUBREGION

Below are the 26 municipalities of Sucre grouped by subregion:

Golfo de Morrosquillo

Municipality NameSubregion
Santiago de TolúGolfo de Morrosquillo
CoveñasGolfo de Morrosquillo
San OnofreGolfo de Morrosquillo
TolúviejoGolfo de Morrosquillo

La Mojana

Municipality NameSubregion
MajagualLa Mojana
GuarandaLa Mojana
SucreLa Mojana
San MarcosLa Mojana
San Benito AbadLa Mojana

Montes de María

Municipality NameSubregion
OvejasMontes de María
ChalánMontes de María
ColosóMontes de María
Los PalmitosMontes de María
MorroaMontes de María

Sabanas

Municipality NameSubregion
SincelejoSabanas
CorozalSabanas
SampuésSabanas
El RobleSabanas
GalerasSabanas
San Juan de BetuliaSabanas
SincéSabanas
BuenavistaSabanas
PalmitoSabanas
La UniónSabanas
San PedroSabanas

San Jorge

Municipality NameSubregion
CaimitoSan Jorge

MUNICIPALITIES OF SUCRE BY POPULATION

Below are the 26 municipalities of Sucre ordered from highest to lowest population. Figures: DANE municipal projection 2025 (2018 census base), as published by Telencuestas. The department totals 1,034,102 inhabitants.

NameInhabitantsYear
Sincelejo325,6852025
Corozal78,0922025
San Marcos64,8732025
Sampués53,8962025
San Onofre53,2772025
Majagual40,5012025
Santiago de Tolú38,1362025
Sucre33,9272025
Sincé32,8242025
San Benito Abad32,2762025
Los Palmitos25,9052025
Galeras25,5682025
Ovejas24,6042025
Tolúviejo23,3802025
Coveñas22,1322025
San Pedro21,0132025
Guaranda19,7072025
Caimito17,7752025
Morroa17,2752025
Palmito16,3622025
San Juan de Betulia14,8392025
La Unión14,1652025
Buenavista12,1232025
El Roble10,6362025
Colosó10,2432025
Chalán4,8882025

MUNICIPALITIES OF SUCRE BY CLIMATE

Below is the list of the municipalities of Sucre ordered from hottest to coolest climate. Sucre has a predominantly hot climate, typical of the Colombian Caribbean.

Municipality NameAverage Temperature
Guaranda35º c
Majagual34º c
Sucre34º c
San Benito Abad33º c
San Marcos33º c
La Unión32º c
Galeras31º c
Santiago de Tolú30º c
Coveñas30º c
San Onofre30º c
Corozal29º c
Sincelejo28º c
Sampués28º c
Los Palmitos28º c
Palmito28º c
El Roble28º c
Buenavista28º c
Sincé28º c
San Pedro28º c
Caimito28º c
Tolúviejo27º c
San Juan de Betulia27º c
Morroa27º c
Ovejas27º c
Colosó27º c
Chalán27º c

DATE OF FOUNDATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF SUCRE

Santiago de Tolú is one of the oldest municipalities in the department of Sucre (1535, Caribbean coast). Sincelejo, the capital, is listed as founded in 1776 in the municipalities annex; local tradition also mentions an origin in 1535. For Coveñas, 1560 is the settlement; 1972 usually refers to municipal erection.

Municipality NameDate of Foundation
Buenavista1776
Caimito24 June 1607
Chalán1745
Colosó1770
Corozal23 July 1775
Coveñas1560
El Roble1800
Galeras1782
Guaranda1872
La Unión1832
Los Palmitos1933
Majagual1787
Morroa1533
Ovejas1776
Palmito1776
Sampués1610
San Benito Abad1677
San Juan de Betulia1684
San Marcos1706
San Onofre1774
San Pedro1684
Santiago de Tolú1535
Sincé1775
Sincelejo1776
Sucre1799
Tolúviejo1534

MUNICIPALITIES OF SUCRE NEAR SINCELEJO

Sincelejo, the capital of Sucre, is in the Sabanas subregion and is the service center of the department. Several municipalities of the savanna plain are near the capital:

  • Corozal
  • Morroa
  • Sampués
  • Los Palmitos
  • El Roble
  • San Juan de Betulia
  • San Pedro
  • Buenavista

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does Sucre have?

Sucre has 26 municipalities, according to DANE (Divipola).

What is the capital of Sucre?

The capital of the department of Sucre is Sincelejo.

Are Tolú and Santiago de Tolú two municipalities?

No. The official municipality is Santiago de Tolú. This page does not list it again as “Tolú”.

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