• Source: Sihuas Province

The Sihuas Province (Quechua Siwas) is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.This province was created by Law nº 13485, dated at January 9 of 1961, when was president of Perou: Manuel Prado. 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.




Geography


One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Qaqa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:




Political division


Sihuas is divided into ten districts, which are:

Acobamba
Alfonso Ugarte
Cashapampa
Chingalpo
Huayllabamba
Quiches
Ragash
San Juan
Sicsibamba
Sihuas




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).




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." 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, a substantial number given the sparse population in the area. The village of Acobamba was buried by one landslide, killing 217.




Main events


January: Anniversary Province
August: Our Lady of the Snow
October: Lord of Miracles




References






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


(in Spanish) Municipal web site

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sihuas Province
• Sihuas
• Sihuas (disambiguation)
• Pilanku (Sihuas)
• Qulluta (Sihuas)
• Department of Ancash
• Sihuas District
• Department of Arequipa
• Cashapampa District
• Quiches District