Sucre Province Explained

Sucre
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:1785.64
Population Total:9445
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
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Sucre Province is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the province is Qarwarasu at 5112m (16,772feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts.

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Sources

-14.0095°N -73.8396°W

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Vilcas Huamán Province 2, Ayacucho Region
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe