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{{short description|Capital of Bolivia}}
{{About|the capital of Bolivia, coterminous with the Capital Section}}
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| motto = ''Aqui nació la Libertad''{{Clear}}''(Freedom was born here)''
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*September 29, 1538 (official): La Plata de la Nueva Toledo (City of The Silver of the New Toledo)
*August 6, 1826: Sucre (Capital Section)
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'''Sucre''' ({{IPA-es|ˈsukɾe|lang}}) is the ''de jure'' [[capital city]] of [[Bolivia]], the capital of the [[Chuquisaca Department]] and the [[List of cities in Bolivia|sixth most populous city]] in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of {{cvt|
==History==
On November 30, 1538, Sucre was founded under the name ''Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo'' (City of Silver of New Toledo) by [[Pedro Anzures]], Marqués de Campo Redondo. In 1559, the Spanish [[Philip II of Spain|King Philip II]] established the ''[[Royal Audience of Charcas|Audiencia de Charcas]]'' in La Plata with authority over an area which covers what is now Paraguay, southeastern Peru, northern Chile and Argentina, and much of Bolivia. The ''[[Real Audiencia of Charcas]]'' was a subdivision of the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]] until 1776, when it was transferred to the newly created [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata]]. In 1601 the Recoleta Monastery was founded by the Franciscans.
[[File:Chuquisaca city in 1615 by Guamán Poma.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Chuquisaca -as was its colonial name- in 1615 by the [[Inca]] painter [[Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala|Guamán Poma]] in his work "Nueva corónica y buen gobierno". [[Royal Library, Denmark]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://poma.kb.dk/permalink/2006/poma/1069/en/text/?open=idm656|page=1069|year=1615|author=[[Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala|Guamán Poma]]|
Very much a Spanish city during the colonial era, the narrow streets of the city centre are organised in a grid, reflecting the Andalusian culture that is embodied in the architecture of the city's great houses and numerous convents and churches. Sucre remains the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia, and a common sight is members of religious orders dressed in traditional habit. For much of its colonial history, Sucre's temperate climate was preferred by the Spanish royalty and wealthy families involved in silver trade coming from [[Potosí]]
[[File:Mujeres aymara con siku y caja - flickr-photos-micahmacallen-85524669 (CC-BY-SA).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Festival time in Sucre]]
On May 25, 1809, the Bolivian independence movement was started with the ringing of the bell of the Basilica of Saint Francisco. This bell was rung to the point of breakage, but it can still be found in the Basilica today: it is one of the most precious relics of the city.
Until the 19th century, La Plata was the judicial, religious and cultural centre of the region. It was proclaimed provisional capital of the newly independent [[
==Government==
Together with [[La Paz]], Sucre is one of two governmental centers of Bolivia: It is the seat of the judiciary, where the [[Supreme Court of Justice (Bolivia)|Supreme Court of Justice]] is located. As designated in the [[Constitution of Bolivia]], Sucre is the true capital of the nation, while La Paz is the seat of government. Sucre is also the [[capital city]] of the [[Departments of Bolivia|department]] of [[Chuquisaca department|Chuquisaca]]. The government of the City of Sucre is divided into [[executive (government)|executive]] and [[legislature|legislative]] branches. The [[Mayor of Sucre, Bolivia|Mayor of Sucre]] is the executive head of the city government, elected for a term of five years by general election. The legislative branch consists of the [[Municipal Council of Sucre, Bolivia|Municipal Council]], which elects a President, Vice President and Secretary from a group of eleven members.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
The mayor of Sucre is Enrique Leaño of the [[Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)|Movement for Socialism]], who defeated Horacio Poppe in elections held on March 3, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=El MAS gana en Sucre y Enrique Leaño es el nuevo alcalde |url=https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/mas-gana-sucre-enrique-leano-es-nuevo-alcalde/20210321235441812562.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-05 |website=Opinión Bolivia |date= March 21, 2021|language=es |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505144455/https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/mas-gana-sucre-enrique-leano-es-nuevo-alcalde/20210321235441812562.html }}</ref>
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The highest record temperature was {{cvt|34.7|C}} while the lowest record temperature was {{cvt|-6|C}}
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|Feb record high C = 33.5
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|Dec record high C = 34.2
|year record high C = 34.9
|Jan record low C = 4.4
|Feb record low C = 5.0
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|Dec record low C = -1.1
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|May mean C = 14.1
|Jun mean C = 12.8
|Jul mean C = 12.4
|Aug mean C = 13.6
|Sep mean C = 14.9
|Oct mean C = 16.2
|Nov mean C = 16.6
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|Jan precipitation mm = 148.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 119.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 87.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 27.7
|May precipitation mm = 5.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 1.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 3.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 8.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 26.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 45.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 66.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 106.4
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| Jan precipitation days = 16.4
| Feb precipitation days = 13.9
| Mar precipitation days = 11.5
| Apr precipitation days = 5.1
| May precipitation days = 1.3
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| Jul precipitation days = 0.8
| Aug precipitation days = 2.0
| Sep precipitation days = 4.8
| Oct precipitation days = 7.1
| Nov precipitation days = 9.6
| Dec precipitation days = 13.3
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| Jan humidity = 66.2
| Feb humidity = 69.0
| Mar humidity = 66.5
| Apr humidity = 62.0
| May humidity = 48.1
| Jun humidity = 42.3
| Jul humidity = 42.6
| Aug humidity = 44.5
| Sep humidity = 48.0
| Oct humidity = 51.5
| Nov humidity = 55.4
| Dec humidity = 62.0
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|source 1 = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia<ref name="SENAMHI">
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180607025840/http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet
| archive-date = 7 June 2018
| url = http://senamhi.gob.bo/index.php/sismet
| title = Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET
| publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
| language = es
| access-date = 12 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.scribd.com/document/542708736/Indices-Agrometeorologicos-149-Estaciones
| title = índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia
| publisher = Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
| language = es
| access-date = 12 June 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (extremes)<ref name = DWD>{{cite web |url=http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_852830_kt.pdf |title=Klimatafel von Sucre, Prov. Chiquisaca / Bolivien |work=Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |language=de |access-date=27 January 2016 |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224183103/https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_852830_kt.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==The City of Four Names==
[[File:20170805_Bolivia_1214_Sucre_sRGB_(26204168039).jpg|thumb|center|280px|Sucre, the capital of Bolivia.]]
Each of the well known names represent a specific era of the city's history
*''Charcas'' was the indigenous name for the place upon which the Spaniards built the colonial city.
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==Education==
Sucre is home to the second oldest public university in the Americas, the [[University of San Francisco Xavier|Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca]]; often abbreviated USFX. The university draws students both nationally and internationally, and different departments can be found scattered around the city. Degree areas at USFX include law, political science, medicine, odontology, chemistry, business administration, financial sciences, and more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facultades |url=https://www.usfx.bo/principal/facultades/ |website=Universidad de San Francisco Xavier |access-date=December 5, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218023808/http://www.usfx.bo/principal/facultades/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The city also features other academic institutions such as a campus of the private university
==Architecture==
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