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Sucre | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Area | |
• Total | 1,785.64 km2 (689.44 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,445 |
• Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
UBIGEO | 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 5,112 m (16,772 ft). 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]
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