Sucre (bol)

Sucre

Sucre ranks 2,708th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city), Fiesole, and Reutlingen. Memorable people born in Sucre include Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Hilarión Daza, and David Padilla. Memorable people who died in Sucre include Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, and Pedro Blanco Soto. Sucre has been the birth place of many politicians, and military personnels and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Sucre is located in Bolivia.

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, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,790 m (9,150 ft). This relatively high altitude gives the city a subtropical highland climate with cool temperatures year-round. Over the centuries, the city has received various names, including La Plata, Charcas, and Chuquisaca. Today, the region is of predominantly Quechua background, with some Aymara communities and influences. Read more on Wikipedia