Sucre is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

Geography One of the highest mountains in the province is Qarwarasu at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the province of Vilcas Huamán 2, Ayacucho Region

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).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

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