Sucre Province

Sucre Province
Location of the province in the Ayacucho region
Basic data
Country	Peru
region	Ayacucho
Seat	Querobamba
surface	1786 km²
Residents	9844 (2017)
density	5.5 inhabitants per km²
founding	January 13, 1986
ISO 3166-2	PE-AYA
Website	www.munisucre.gob.pe (Spanish)
politics
Alcalde Provincial	Edrich Vega Guerrera (2019-2022)
Political party	Musuq ñan
Settlement in the Belén district, the Río Chicha river in the background

Coordinates: 14 ° 7 ′  S , 73 ° 43 ′  W

The province of Sucre is part of the Ayacucho administrative region in southwestern Peru . The province has an area of ​​1786 km². The 2017 census counted 9844 inhabitants in the province. In 2007 the population was 12,595, in 1993 12,623. The administrative seat is Querobamba .

Geographical location

The province of Sucre is located in the east of the Ayacucho region. It extends over the Andean highlands . The province has a maximum lengthwise extension in NNW-SSE direction of about 75 km and a maximum width of about 38 km. The Río Pampas and its tributaries Río Sondondo and Río Chicha form the boundaries of the province to the northwest, north and northeast.

The province of Sucre borders in the north on the province Vilcas Huamán , in the east on the province Andahuaylas ( region Apurímac ), in the south on the province Lucanas and in the west on the province Víctor Fajardo .

Administrative division

The province of Sucre consists of 11 districts. The Querobamba district is the seat of the provincial administration.

District	Administrative headquarters
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

Web links

Commons : Province of Sucre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Municipalidad Provincial de Sucre
• Peru: Ayacucho region (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
• INEI Perú