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Sibayo District

Coordinates: 15°29′35″S 71°44′46″W / 15.4931°S 71.7462°W / -15.4931; -71.7462
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Sibayo
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 / 15.486694°S 71.457139°W / -15.486694; -71.457139
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
 • Total1,493
 • Density5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040515

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.

Ethnic groups

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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]

Climate

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Climate data for Sibayo, elevation 3,816 m (12,520 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
17.7
(63.9)
17.9
(64.2)
18.2
(64.8)
17.8
(64.0)
17.2
(63.0)
16.9
(62.4)
18.1
(64.6)
19.0
(66.2)
20.0
(68.0)
20.8
(69.4)
19.7
(67.5)
18.5
(65.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
3.8
(38.8)
3.4
(38.1)
0.9
(33.6)
−4.0
(24.8)
−6.7
(19.9)
−6.9
(19.6)
−5.7
(21.7)
−3.4
(25.9)
−1.4
(29.5)
−0.5
(31.1)
1.9
(35.4)
−1.2
(29.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 156.0
(6.14)
156.5
(6.16)
106.9
(4.21)
37.5
(1.48)
4.5
(0.18)
3.2
(0.13)
5.5
(0.22)
5.9
(0.23)
9.9
(0.39)
17.0
(0.67)
21.2
(0.83)
80.1
(3.15)
604.2
(23.79)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also

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References

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  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)
  3. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.


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