| Sucre Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Municipio Sucre |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Seal Size: | 100px |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Venezuela |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Sucre Municipality within Venezuela |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Venezuela |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Miranda |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | José Vicente Rangel Ávalos (PSUV) |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 691317 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | February 17, 1621 |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1989 |
| Timezone: | VET |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | 0212 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Footnotes: | See main article: other. |
Sucre Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and one of five the municipalities that make up the Metropolitan District of Caracas. According to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 691,317.[1] The parish of Petare is the municipal seat of the Sucre Municipality.[2]
The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.
The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2016 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 691,317 (up from 591,414 in 2000). This amounts to 2.2% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density (2016) is about 11,000 people per square mile (4,200/km²).[4]
| Period | Mayor | % of votes | Political party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1993 | First Mayor of municipality | ||||
| 1993-1995 | |||||
| 1995-1998 | Raoul Bermúdez | ||||
| 1998-2000 | Raoul Bermúdez | ||||
| 2000-2004 | 29,98 | 2000 Venezuelan general election | |||
| 2004-2008 | 50,91[5] | Re elected | |||
| 2008-2013 | 55,60[6] | ||||
| 2013-2017 | 52,79 | Re elected | |||
| 2017 | José Luis López | In charge of the office after Ocariz's resignation | |||
| 2017-2021 | 59,85 |
Colegio Japonés de Caracas (カラカス日本人学校), the sole Japanese international school in Venezuela, is in Sucre Municipality.[7]