Sucre is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It is located with the municipalities of Majagual and Guranda in the subregion of the Mojana, which conforms part of the so-called Moposine depression, a geographical area characterized by being under sea-level and therefore prone to flooding.

Sucre
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sucre, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Sucre Department
Area
• Total	1,110.54 km2 (428.78 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (Census 2018[1])
• Total	23,971
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Sucre used to be the home of famous writer Gabriel García Márquez, and one of his best-known novels, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, is based on real life events which occurred in the town.

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - Sucre
• (in Spanish) Sucre official website

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