Sihuas District is one of ten
districts
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that make up the
Sihuas Province
The Sihuas Province (Quechua Siwas) is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.This province was created by Law nº 13485, dated at January 9 of 1961, when was president of Perou: Manuel Prado. It is bordered by provinces of Huaylas ...
in the Ancash region of
Peru
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Banco de Información Distrital
''. Retrieved April 11, 2008 and March 2, 2010. It is crossed by the Rúpac river, which is a tributary of the Marañón.
This district was created prior to Peru's independence from Spain. At the time, it was part of the then department of Tarma.
The seat of government for the district is the urban center,
Sihuas, which serves as the home of 72% of the district's population. The district also includes four rural centers having a population of more than 150 residents: Maraybamba Arriba, San Francisco, Saurapa, and Usamasanga. The largest of these is San Francisco, with 225 residents.
The district has an area of 43.81 km
2. and had a population of 5,562 as of the 2007 census.
The main economic activities (by number of workers) include agricultural pursuits (including livestock, hunting, and forestry), teaching, miscellaneous commercial businesses, construction, and manufacturing.
The literacy rate for individuals 15 and older is 89%. The district is beset by a high infant mortality rate of 53.1%.
References
Districts of the Sihuas Province
Districts of the Ancash Region
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