| La Mar | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | March 30, 1861 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | San Miguel |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Eulogio Vila Montaño |
| Area Total Km2: | 4392.15 |
| Elevation M: | 2661 |
| Population Total: | 82473 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0505 |
| Website: | www.munilamar.gob.pe |
La Mar Province is a province in the north-east corner of the Ayacucho Region, Peru. It was created on March 30, 1861.[1]
One of the highest mountains of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately 4800m (15,700feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
The province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parentheses, are:[3] [4]
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[5]
Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are K'allapayuq Urqu and Waraqu Urqu.