Sucre Province

This article is about the Peruvian place. For other uses, see Sucre (disambiguation).

Sucre
Province
Location of Sucre in the Ayacucho Region
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
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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 5,112 m (16,772 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Anta Q'asa
• Apu Pumani
• Aqu Urqu
• Chawpi Wasi
• Chillwa Chillwa
• Ch'illkacha
• Kampanayuq
• Kuyuq
• K'ark'ani
• Mach'ay Pata
• Maray Urquna
• Masu Pampa
• Muyu Muyu
• Nina Pampa
• Ñawincha
• Pallqa Urqu
• Palta Rumi
• Pampa Wasi
• Parqa Parqa
• Pata Wasi
• Pilluni
• Pinqulluna
• Pirwa
• Puywani
• Phiruru
• Qucha Urqu
• Qura Qura
• Q'ala Urqu
• Q'illu Urqu
• Rasuwillka
• Saywachayuq
• Sikuwani
• Sinqa Sinqa
• Sinqata
• Siwi Q'asa
• Sura Pata
• T'utura
• Uqi Qaqa
• Usqunta
• Wallunk'ani
• Waman Wiri
• Wamp'u
• Waraquchayuq
• Wayllani
• Wayrana
• Wit'u
• Yaku Tinku
• Yana Phaqcha
• Yana Qucha
• Yana Urqu
• Yana Yana
• Yawyu

Political division

The province is divided into eleven districts.

• Belén (Belén)
• Chalcos (Chalcos)
• Chilcayoc (Chilcayoc)
• Huacaña (Huacaña)
• Morcolla (Morcolla)
• Paico (Paico)
• Querobamba (Querobamba)
• San Pedro de Larcay (San Pedro de Larcay)
• San Salvador de Quije (San Salvador de Quije)
• Santiago de Paucaray (Santiago de Paucaray)
• Soras (Soras)

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).