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 |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0509 |
Sucre Province is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.
One of the highest mountains of the province is Qarwarasu at 5112m (16,772feet). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
The province is divided into eleven districts.
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]