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.[1] 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.[2]

Sihuas
Province
The town Sihuas, seat of the province
The town Sihuas, seat of the province
Coat of arms of Sihuas
Coat of arms
Location of Sihuas in the Ancash Region
Location of Sihuas in the Ancash Region
CountryPeru
RegionAncash
CapitalSihuas
Area
 • Total1,455.97 km2 (562.15 sq mi)
Population
 • Total30,849
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
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Websitewww.munisihuas.gob.pe

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:[3]

  • Aya K'uchu
  • Chawpi Qaqa
  • Hatun Anqas
  • Hatun Hirka
  • Kiswar
  • Kuntur Wasi
  • Kushuru Pampa
  • Kushuru Pata
  • Mach'ay Wayi
  • Minas Hirka
  • Minas Pampa
  • Misa Pata
  • Ñawin Qucha
  • Pilanku
  • Pukara
  • Punta Hirka
  • Putaqa
  • Q'ala Marka
  • Qulluta
  • Raqay Qucha
  • Rima Pampa
  • Silla Hirka
  • Sumaq Pampa
  • Suyru Pampa
  • Tuku Mach'ay
  • Uqa Chakra
  • Waraqayuq
  • Wathiyana Hirka
  • Wathiyayuq
  • Wayanay
  • Waychu Mach'ay
  • Wiru Kancha
  • Yawar Qucha

Political division

Sihuas is divided into ten districts, which are:

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).[4]

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."[5] 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,[6] 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 [7]
  • October: Lord of Miracles [8]

References
  1. Back page of book "Cómo resurge una Provincia Bolivariana" ISBN 978-612-00-1099-0
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sihuas Province (Ancash Region)
  4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
  5. Charles F. Richter, Elementary Seismology (San Francisco, W.H. Freeman and Co. 1958) p. 768, quoted in Historic Earthquakes.
  6. Newspaper "El Comercio" of Lima, November 1946, National Library of Peru
  7. Free traduction, as other cases
  8. Unyén Velezmoro: "La enciclopedia de Áncash" ISBN 978-612-00-0672-6

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

8.567°S 77.617°W / -8.567; -77.617


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