Sibayo District

Sibayo District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1] It is adjacent to Callalli and crossed by the Colca River on one side.

Sibayo
District
The main plaza of Sibayo
The main plaza of Sibayo
Sibayo is located in Peru
Sibayo
Sibayo
Location of Sibayo in the Caylloma province
Coordinates: 15°29′12.1″S 71°27′25.7″W
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
FoundedJanuary 25, 1943
CapitalSibayo
Government
 • MayorRaul Meliton Mamani Picha
Area
 • Total286.03 km2 (110.44 sq mi)
Elevation
3,810 m (12,500 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,493
 • Density5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040515

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

  • The village of Sibayo as seen from above
    The village of Sibayo as seen from above
  • Sibayo's suspended pedestrian bridge
    Sibayo's suspended pedestrian bridge
  • The main plaza in Sibayo as seen from above
    The main plaza in Sibayo as seen from above
  • The entrance to Sibayo in the Colca Canyon
    The entrance to Sibayo in the Colca Canyon
  • Sibayo's ruins next to the Colca river.
    Sibayo's ruins next to the Colca river.

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

15.4931°S 71.7462°W / -15.4931; -71.7462


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