Sucre Municipality, Mérida

Sucre Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 24,509.^[1] Lagunillas is the municipal seat of the Sucre Municipality.^[2]

Sucre Municipality Municipio Sucre
Municipality
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Location in Mérida
Sucre Municipality Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 8°35′00″N 71°30′00″W / 8.58333°N 71.5°W / 8.58333; -71.5
Country	Venezuela
State	Mérida
Municipal seat	Lagunillas
Government
• Mayor	Aron Varela (PSUV)
Area
• Total	980 km^2 (380 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	114,509
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (VET)
Area code(s)	0274
Website	Official website

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.

References

1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/venezuela_ext.aspx ^{[dead link]}
2. http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip^{[permanent dead link]}