Sucre Municipality, Aragua

Venezuelan Municipality
name= Sucre


country= Venezuela
state= Aragua
shiretown= Cagua
area= 76 km² (47.2 sq mi)
population= 120,302
year_estimate= 2007
population_density= 1,582.92/km² (2,547.5/sq mi)
mayor= Carlos Augusto León Ascanio (MVR)
time_zone= VST ()
area_code(s)= 0244
website= http://sucre-aragua.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/
website_name= sucre-aragua.gob.ve

The Sucre Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 120,302. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls] The town of Cagua is the shire town of the Sucre Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Aragua.zip]

History

The town of Cagua was first established as "Cagua la Vieja" in 1620 and was originally made up of Spaniards. The origin of the name "Cagua", comes from the native word "Cahiua", which means "snail". Cagua was rebuilt in its current location in 1622 under the new name of "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cagua", which was later changed to "San Jose de Cagua" during the 18th century. The city is now known as just "Cagua".

Cagua is a small city with several squares and has a tropical climate. It's ones of the most important cities of Aragua because of its proximity to Maracay, the state capital and Caracas. Cagua has been, for a long time, an important industrial zone.

One of its most important places are Casa Guipuzcoana and the Mountain "El Empalado", where original natives were burned alive by Spanish colonizers; this mountain is rich in marble and typical plants such as Araguaney, Samán, Bucare, and Apamate.

ites of Interest

*Sucre square
*Casa Guipuzcoana
*Marble Mines
*Empalado Mountain
*Old Mill
*Saint Joseph Church
*Taiguaiguay Lake

Demographics

The Sucre Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 120,302 (up from 109,723 in 2000). This amounts to 7.2% of the state's population. [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls] The municipality's population density is 2,547.5 people per square mile (1,582.92/km²). [http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/aragua/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls]

Government

The mayor of the Sucre Municipality is Carlos Augusto León Ascanio, elected on October 31 2004 with 42% of the vote. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/4/alcaldedis=0&edo=4&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html] He replaced Ivelisse Oliveros shortly after the elections. [http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf] The municipality is divided into two parishes; Capital Sucre and Bella Vista.

ee also

*Cagua
*Aragua
*Municipalities of Venezuela

References

External links

* [http://sucre-aragua.gob.ve/portal-alcaldias/ sucre-aragua.gob.ve] es icon