Narciso Campero Province

Narciso Campero is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Aiquile. Aiquile lies on one transportation route between the cities of Cochabamba, Sucre and Santa Cruz.

Narciso Campero Province
Location of Narciso Campero Province within Bolivia
General Data
Country Bolivia
DepartamentCochabamba Department
CapitalAiquile
Municipalities3
Cantons10
Area5,550 km2
Elevationm
Population37,011 (2001)
Density6.7 inhabitants/km2 (2001)
Sub-prefect
LanguagesQuechua, Spanish
ISO 3166-2BO.CB.CM
Cochabamba Department

Subdivision

The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Seat
1stAiquile MunicipalityAiquile
2ndPasorapa MunicipalityPasorapa
3rdOmereque MunicipalityOmereque

1998 earthquake
Main article: 1998 Aiquile earthquake

Campero was near the epicenter of an earthquake which struck on May 22, 1998. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It caused over 100 deaths and left thousands homeless. It was the largest shallow earthquake in Bolivia in over 50 years, and was felt as far away as Cochabamba and Sucre (approximately 100 km). The earthquake caused widespread damage over an area of approximately 100 km in diameter. The major towns affected were Hoyadas (100% of the buildings destroyed), Aiquile (75% of the buildings destroyed) and Totora (70% of the buildings destroyed).[1]

See also

Notes
  1. Funning, G. J.; Barke, R. M. D.; Lamb, S. H.; Minaya, E.; Parsons, B.; Wright, T. J. (2005), "The 1998 Aiquile, Bolivia earthquake: A seismically active fault revealed with InSAR" (PDF), Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Elsevier, 232 (1–2): 41, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.01.013

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