Sucre Municipality is a municipality in Falcón State, Venezuela.[1]
Sucre Municipality Municipio Sucre | |
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 Flag | |
 Location in Falcón | |
.svg)  Sucre Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 11°00′43″N 69°51′24″W / 11.0119712°N 69.8565681°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Falcón |
| Municipal seat | La Cruz de Taratara[*] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felipe Romero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 777.8 km2 (300.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,155 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
Name
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.