Sucre Department

The department of Sucre is located in the north of the country, in the Caribbean region. Its capital is Sincelejo, the name of this city was taken from the cacique who commanded the tribe there, the Cacique Chinchelejo.

It borders the north with the department of Bolivar, the south with Bolivar, Antioquia and Córdoba, the east with Bolívar , the west with Córdoba and the Caribbean Sea.

It is situated between 8°17′ and 10°08′ of north latitude and 74°32′ and 75°43′ of west longitude from Greenwich. It has an elevation of msnm.

It receives its name in honor of the Venezuelan marshal Antonio José de Sucre, hero of national independence. It is divided into 26 municipalities and 5 subregions.

The main urban centers are Sincelejo, Corozal, San Marcos.

IMPORTANT DATA

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CAPITAL

SINCELEJO

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POPULATION

877.057

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GENTILICIO

SUCREÑO

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SURFACE AREA

10.670 km²

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GOVERNOR

Lucy Inés García Montes

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE

www.sucre.gov.co

Map of the Department of Sucre

Follow the municipalities of Sucre located on the map:

Map by: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA

SUBREGIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCRE

The department of Sucre has 5 subregions which are:

• The Mojana
• Montes de María
• Morrosquillo
• Sabanas
• San Jorge

MUNICIPALITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCRE

The department of Sucre is divided into 26 municipalities listed below within their respective subregions:

The Mojana

• Guaranda
• Majagual
• Sucre

Montes de María

• Chalán
• Coloso
• Morroa
• Ovejas
• Sincelejo

Morrosquillo

• Coveñas
• Palmito
• San Onofre
• Tolú
• Tolú Viejo

Sabanas

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

San Jorge

• Caimito
• La Unión
• San Benito
• Abad
• San Marcos

HISTORY

The Zenúes, descendants of the Arawac and the Turbacos, settled in this area. These tribes were accustomed to burying their dead in a common grave with their riches.

During the conquest, Cartagena was the starting point for several expeditions. The first city founded was Santiago de Tolú, as it was the place of disembarkation of the black slaves.

In 1534, Tolúviejo was founded, Sincelejo in 1535, Sincé and Zampes in 1610 and Caimito in 1770 and Sucre in 1770.

RELIEVE

Most of the territory belongs to the Caribbean plain, which forms the Morrosquillo Gulf; an extension of savannas, followed by the Montes de María and finally the Cauca and San Jorge depression, which forms part of a larger depression, extended over the territory of other departments and receives the name of Depresión Momposina.

HIDROGRAFIA

Its most important rivers are the Magdalena, the Cauca and the San Jorge, which admit navigation. There are numerous lagoons and marshes.

CLIMA

It is a warm area where the average temperature is 27°C

ECONOMÍA

The industry focuses on the production of cement in Tolúviejo. On its soil, sugar cane, coconut, rice, cotton, banana, cacao and tobacco are produced. It is a cattle-raising department with a predominance of the cebú and romo sinuano types.

RESERVAS NATURALES

Morrosquillo Gulf, Tolú beaches, Coveñas and the San Fernando Archipelago.

HIMNO

Lyrics: Fortunato Chadid

CHORUS

Sucre is a treasure of unparalleled beauty,
its green mountains, its streams and its sea
Sucre has a paradise, in the spell
of its pastures;
it is my entire land
a great spring garden

I

Colombian Homeland
is my Sucre the most beautiful thing in my soil
where the sky stretches
in the waters of the beautiful blue sea.

II

I am a Sucreño from the heart
my green and white flag is joy,
I am a lover of peace and harmony,
progress, justice and reason.

III

Sucre the great fertility
of its fields gives you its wealth,
your crops and pastures
are national heritage
your crops and pastures
are national heritage.

IV

Colombian Homeland
is my Sucre the most beautiful thing in my soil
where the sky stretches
in the waters of the beautiful blue sea.

V

Sucre, glorious Marshal,
this land is a monument to your memory,
with pride you will look from history,
our soil that already bears your name.

VI

Sucre, your people will follow
in peace your path of greatness
and we will be with nobility a great national example,
and we will be with nobility
a great national example.