Sihuas Province
| Sihuas |
| — Province — |
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| [[File:|250px|none|alt=|Location of Sihuas in the Ancash Region]]Location of Sihuas in the Ancash Region |
| Country |
Peru |
| Region |
Ancash |
| Founded |
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| Capital |
Sihuas |
| Government |
| • Mayor |
José López Morillo
(2007-10) |
| Area |
| • Total |
1,455.97 km2 (562.2 sq mi) |
| Population |
| • Total |
30,849 |
| UBIGEO |
0219 |
| Website |
www.munisihuas.gob.pe |
The Sihuas Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It is bordered by provinces of Huaylas and Corongo on the west, Pallasca Province on the north, La Libertad Region on the east, and Pomabamba Province on the south.[1]
Political division
Sihuas is divided into ten districts, which are:
Earthquake of November 10, 1946
On November 10, 1946, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the province. The epicenter is estimated to have occurred at 8°20' S. 77°50' W. at a depth of 30 - 40 km. The surface fault was observed to run about 18 km northwest from Quiches toward Conchucos. The quake was "the first well-observed instance of major faulting."[2] The fault was purely slip-dip (vertical), with an offset of as much as 3.5 meters (11 feet). The quake and resulting landslides resulted in a death toll estimated at 1400 - 1700[3], a substantial number given the sparse population in the area. The village of Acobamba was buried by one landslide, killing 217.
References
- Historic Earthquakes
- Alexander E. Gates and David Ritchie, Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Third Ed. (New York, Facts on File, Inc. 2007) p. 10 available at Scribd
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