SUCRE
GENTILE: Sucreño

OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNS: Buenavista, Corozal, San
Marcos, Tolú, Sincé, Sucre, San Onofre, San pedro, Sampués, Coveñas.
CAPITAL: Sincelejo
Also called
the “Pearl of the Savannah”, this city has about 290,000 inhabitants. It was
founded by Francisco Sincelejo in 1535 and was named “Francis Sincelejo."
What characterizes this beautiful city is the agricultural and livestock production.
In this city the inhabitants celebrate the traditional corralejas carried out
on January 20, when the festivities of Sincelejo are held every year.
TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS:
many tourists come to visit the coastal area of
Morrosquillo Tolu and Covenas, to enjoy the Sun of the breeze and the sea,
accompanied by the joy and generosity of the sucreños.
SPORTS: in this city the most practiced and most watched
deports is boxing and cycling, in these categories are highlighted JOSÉ PÉREZ SERPA,
cyclist, and CARLOS JOSÉ TAMARA PATERNINA boxer
FESTIVALS: Numerous visitors from all over Colombia come to
enjoy the festival of orchestras, the festival sabanero accordion corralejas
traditional livestock fair.
MUSICIANS: ALFREDO GUTIERREZ, accordion. This great sucreño
character plays accordion surprisingly, also dances and sings. It was 3 times
"King of Vallenato Legend Festival”. And he was the one who formed the
musical group “The corraleros Majagual”
AIRPORTS: Las brujas- Corozal, Tolú - Tolú,
Coveñas – Coveñas.
THE FLAG OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCRE:
COAT OF ARMS OF THE DEPARTMENT: