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
Sibayo Location of Sibayo in the Caylloma province
Coordinates: 15°29′12.1″S 71°27′25.7″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  (2005 census)
• Total	1,493
• Density	5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040515

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]

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

See also

• Callalli District
• Colca Canyon
• Hatun Chunkara
• Paraxra

References

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