Sucre

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Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and historical significance in the country’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
neoclassical architecture
climate subtropical highland climate
continent South America
country Bolivia
countryCapitalOf Bolivia
demographicFeature significant indigenous population
distanceFromLaPazApproximate about 410 km southeast of La Paz
distanceFromPotosiApproximate about 150 km northeast of Potosí
elevation about 2810 meters above sea level
formerName Charcas
Chuquisaca
La Plata
foundingBy Spanish colonists
foundingCentury 16th century
governmentBranchSeat judicial branch of Bolivia
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
indigenousLanguages Aymara
Quechua
isCapitalOf Chuquisaca
surface form: Chuquisaca Department
knownFor historical significance in Bolivian independence
well-preserved colonial architecture
languageMajority Spanish
legalCapitalStatusSince Bolivian Constitution
surface form: Bolivian Constitution of 1826
locatedIn Chuquisaca
surface form: Chuquisaca Department
namedAfter Antonio José de Sucre
nationalSymbolRole symbol of Bolivian independence and identity
notableBuilding Casa de la Libertad
Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre
notableInstitution Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia
University of Saint Francis Xavier of Chuquisaca
officialStatus constitutional capital of Bolivia
populationApproximate around 300000 inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivities commerce
services
tourism
region Andean region of Bolivia
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
roleInHistory site where the Bolivian Declaration of Independence was signed
timeZone UTC−4
transport Alcantarí International Airport
UNESCOListingYear 1991
UNESCOSiteName Sucre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Historic City of Sucre
UNESCOSiteType cultural
urbanCharacteristic historic central square Plaza 25 de Mayo
whitewashed buildings

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Bolivia capital Sucre
Bolivia judicialCapital Sucre
Bolivia contains Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre namedAfter Sucre
this entity surface form: Sucre city (Bolivia)
Sucre UNESCOSiteName Sucre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Historic City of Sucre
Oruro countryCapital Sucre
this entity surface form: Sucre (national constitutional capital of Bolivia)
Upper Peru capital Sucre
de Sucre hasComponent Sucre
de Sucre relatedTo Sucre
this entity surface form: Sucre (toponym)
Chuquisaca nowKnownAs Sucre
Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre cityStatusContext Sucre
this entity surface form: Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia
Charcas currentName Sucre
Charcas formerNameOf Sucre
La Plata historicalNameOf Sucre
La Plata presentDayName Sucre