Sucre Department

Sucre Department Departamento de Sucre
Department
View of Sincelejo, Capital and Largest City of Sucre.
Flag Coat of arms
Sucre shown in red
Topography of the department
Coordinates: 9°18′N 75°24′W / 9.300°N 75.400°W / 9.300; -75.400
Country	Colombia
Region	Caribbean Region
Established	August 18, 1966
Capital	Sincelejo
Largest city	Sincelejo
Government
• Governor	Lucy Ines García Montes (2024-2027)
Area
• Total	10,917 km2 (4,215 sq mi)
• Rank	27th
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	904,863
• Rank	21st
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	COP 11,516 billion (US$ 2.7 billion)
Time zone	UTC-05
ISO 3166 code	CO-SUC
Municipalities	26
HDI (2019)	0.744[3] high · 19th of 33
Website	www.sucre.gov.co

Sucre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsukɾe]) is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The department ranks 27th by area, 10,670 km² (4,120 sq mi) and it has a population of 904,863, ranking 20th of all the 32 departments of Colombia. Sucre is bordered by the Caribbean on the northwest; by Bolívar Department on the east and by Córdoba Department on the west.

Sucre was named in honor of the Independence hero Antonio José de Sucre who was quoted by the founders of this department in reference to Simón Bolívar's death as saying "They have killed my heart", expression said while cruising the territory of the present day Sucre Department.

As of 2009, the Sucre Department has an estimated population of 802,733, of which 234,886 are in the department capital Sincelejo, according to the DANE projections.