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Sucre Ciudad Bolivia
city

Sucre was originally an Inca town called Chuquisaca, which means 'a heap of precious metal' or 'a pile of silver' in Quechua.

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Sucre

Bolivia

Country
Bolivia
Population
280.0K
Coordinates
-19.04, -65.26
689th most populous city in the world

Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.

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Sucre Ciudad Bolivia
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Sucre is one of two governmental centers of Bolivia, serving as the seat of the judiciary.

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Sucre

Bolivia

Country
Bolivia
Population
280.0K
Coordinates
-19.04, -65.26
689th most populous city in the world

Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.

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Sucre Ciudad Bolivia
city

Geographically, Sucre is located at an altitude of 2,798 meters above sea level in Bolivia's inter-Andean valleys.

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Sucre

Bolivia

Country
Bolivia
Population
280.0K
Coordinates
-19.04, -65.26
689th most populous city in the world

Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.

From the “Geography and territorial organization” section

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Sucre Ciudad Bolivia
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Sucre is nicknamed 'La Ciudad Blanca' because many of its colonial-style houses and structures are painted white.

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Sucre

Bolivia

Country
Bolivia
Population
280.0K
Coordinates
-19.04, -65.26
689th most populous city in the world

Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.

From the “The City of Four Names” section

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Sucre Ciudad Bolivia
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Sucre is home to the second oldest public university in the Americas, the Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca.

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Sucre

Bolivia

Country
Bolivia
Population
280.0K
Coordinates
-19.04, -65.26
689th most populous city in the world

Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia.

From the “Education” section

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