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Sucre

South America

Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department, and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country at an elevation of 2,790 m, it is the second-highest capital city in the world after Quito. It had a population of 296,125 as of the 2024 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
296,125 1
2024 census figure, from Sucre's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
1768 1
Founding Year
1538 1
Sucre's own Wikipedia infobox gives 1538 for its founding, as La Plata de la Nueva Toledo; the lead paragraph dates the official founding to 29 September 1538.
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
2790 1
Latitude
19.0475 degrees south 1
Longitude
65.26 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Bolivia, Countries

Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Source Sucre (Wikipedia)
Chuquisaca Department, States or Territories

sucre is associated with chuquisaca-department.

Source Chuquisaca Department (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Bolivia, Countries

Sucre is Bolivia's de jure (constitutional) capital and seat of the judiciary; La Paz, not Sucre, is Bolivia's seat of government (the executive and legislative capital).

Source Sucre (Wikipedia)
Chuquisaca Department, States or Territories

sucre is the capital of chuquisaca-department.

Source Chuquisaca Department (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal of Bolivia

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Ley del Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional, 6 de julio de 2010, LexivoxArticle 11, seat (city)
Quote, Article 11, seat (city)
El Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional tiene su sede en la ciudad de Sucre, Capital del Estado Plurinacional.
Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Bolivia: Sede del Tribunal: Resena HistoricaSeat of the Tribunal
Quote, Seat of the Tribunal
Sucre, la Capital del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, es la ciudad donde nació BOLIVIA un memorable 6 de agosto de 1825, en cuyos albores republicanos se creó la Corte Suprema de Justicia un 16 de julio de 1827 catapultándose de inmediato como máximo Poder Jurídico.
Sources
1. Sucre (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    296,125
  • Infobox, area
    Total 1,768 km2 (683 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    2,790 m (9,150 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    19 02 51 S 65 15 36 W
  • Infobox, founded
    1538
  • Lead section
    Sucre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsukɾe]; Quechua: Chuqichaka; Aymara: Sukri; Guarani: Sucre), officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre ("The Illustrious and Heroic Sucre") is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Chuquisaca Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.
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Wikidata: Sucre
Wikidata Q2907, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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