Sucre Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities (municipios) that make up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and the municipality has a population of 24,509 according to the 2011 census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics. The municipal seat of the Sucre Municipality is Lagunillas.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip
Name The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Sucre Municipality" in honour of Venezuelan independence hero Antonio José de Sucre.
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