Sibayo District

Sibayo
District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Founded January 25, 1943
Capital Sibayo
Government
  Mayor Raul Meliton Mamani Picha
Area
  Total 286.03 km2 (110.44 sq mi)
Elevation 3,810 m (12,500 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,493
  Density 5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040515

Sibayo District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

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]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°29′35″S 71°44′46″W / 15.4931°S 71.7462°W / -15.4931; -71.7462

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