Sibayo District
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Sibayo | |
|---|---|
 The main plaza of Sibayo | |
  Sibayo Location of Sibayo in the Caylloma province | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′12.1″S 71°27′25.7″W / 15.486694°S 71.457139°W | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 1,493 |
| • Density | 5.220/km2 (13.52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040515 |
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.
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
Sibayo's suspended pedestrian bridge
The main plaza in Sibayo as seen from above
The entrance to Sibayo in the Colca Canyon
Sibayo's ruins next to the Colca river.
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