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Narciso Campero Province

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Narciso Campero Province
Location o Narciso Campero Province athin Bolivie
General Data
Kintra Bolivie
DepairtmentCochabamba Depairtment
CaipitalAiquile
Municipalities3
Cantons10
Aurie5,550 km²
Elevationm
Population37,011 (2001)
Densitie6.7 inhabitants/km² (2001)
Sub-prefect
LeidsQuechua, Spainyie
ISO 3166-2BO.CB.CM
Cochabamba Depairtment

Narciso Campero is a province in the Cochabamba Depairtment, Bolivie. Its caipital is Aiquile. Aiquile lees on ane transportation route atween the ceeties o Cochabamba, Sucre an Santa Cruz.

Subdiveesion

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The province is dividit intae three municipalities which are further subdividit intae cantons.

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

1998 Earthquake

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Campero wis the epicenter o an earthquake which struck on 1998-05-22. The earthquake wi a force of 6.6 on the Richter scale caused over 100 deaths and thoosans wur left hameless. It wis the lairgest shallae earthquake in Bolivie in ower 50 year, an wis felt as far awa as Cochabamba an Sucre (approximately 100 km).[1]

The earthquake caused widespread damage ower an aurie o approximately 100 km in diameter. The major touns affectit wur Hoyadas (100% o the biggins destroyed), Aiquile (75% o the biggins destroyed) an Totora (70% o the biggins destroyed).[1]

Freemit airtins

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