+Narciso Campero Province Location of Narciso Campero Province within Bolivia General Data Country Bolivia Department Cochabamba Department Capital Aiquile Municipalities 3 Cantons 10 Area 5,550 km2 Elevation m Population 36,146 (2024) Density 6.2 inhabitants/km2 (2024) Sub-prefect Languages Quechua, Spanish ISO 3166-2 BO.CB.CM Cochabamba Department
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.
Subdivision The province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.
Section Municipality Seat 1st Aiquile Municipality Aiquile 2nd Pasorapa Municipality Pasorapa 3rd Omereque Municipality Omereque
1998 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).
See also Chhijmuri
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External links Map of Narciso Campero Province