The Sihuas Province (

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Siwas) is one of twenty provinces of the

Ancash Region Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...

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.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,

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on the north,

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on the east, and

Pomabamba Province The Pomabamba Province (Quechua Puma Pampa) is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It was formerly called ''Pumapampa'' (Quechua for "cougar plain") and today it is also known as "The City of Cedars". It is located at the left ...

on the south.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Qaqa at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:

Political division

Sihuas is divided into ten

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, which are: *

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Populated pla ...

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* Cashapampa * Chingalpo * Huayllabamba *

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* Ragash *

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* Sicsibamba * Sihuas

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by

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citizens of

descent.

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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

language (

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Earthquake of November 10, 1946

On November 10, 1946, a

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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 Unyén Velezmoro: "La enciclopedia de Áncash"

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 a
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External links

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Municipal web site
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