Sihuas Province
| Sihuas | ||
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| Province | ||
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| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Ancash | |
| Capital | Sihuas | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor |
José López Morillo (2007-10) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,455.97 km2 (562.15 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 30,849 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| 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:
| District | Mayor |
|---|---|
| Acobamba | Augusto Alejandro Gonzales Lozano |
| Alfonso Ugarte | Roman Beltrán Liñan Trujillo |
| Cashapampa | Gregorio Aniano Córdova Hurtado |
| Chingalpo | Santos Morillo Casahuaman |
| Huayllabamba | Julio Arnulfo Azaña Dominguez |
| Quiches | Zenon Principe Quezada |
| Ragash | Olimpio Andrés Alejos Mendoza |
| San Juan | Gregorio Fausto Silvestre Sánchez |
| Sicsibamba | Melchor Abelio Sanchez Bermudez |
| Sihuas | Jose López Morillo |
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (62.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.83% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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."[3] 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,[citation needed] a substantial number given the sparse population in the area. The village of Acobamba was buried by one landslide, killing 217.
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
- ↑ Charles F. Richter, Elementary Seismology (San Francisco, W.H. Freeman and Co. 1958) p. 768, quoted in Historic Earthquakes.
Sources
- 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
External links
- (Spanish) Municipal web site
Coordinates: 8°34′01″S 77°37′01″W / 8.567°S 77.617°W