Sucre | |
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Province | |
![]() Location of Sucre in the Ayacucho Region |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
UBIGEO | 0509 |
Sucre Province is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.
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).
Coordinates: 14°00′34″S 73°50′22″W / 14.009499°S 73.839576°W