Sihuas District
| Sihuas District | |
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 Location of the district (highlighted in magenta) in the province of Sihuas |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Sihuas |
| Seat | Sihuas |
| surface | 46 km² |
| Residents | 5599 (2017) |
| density | 122 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| Website | www.munisihuas.gob.pe (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Alcalde Provincial | Eduardo Hernan Giraldo Fonenla (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 8 ° 33 ′ 16 ″ S , 77 ° 37 ′ 51 ″ W.
The Sihuas District is located in the Sihuas Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district has an area of 46 km². The 2017 census counted 5599 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 5438, in 2007 it was 5562. The district administration is located in the provincial capital Sihuas, 2716 m high, with 4436 inhabitants (as of 2017).
Geographical location
The Sihuas District is centrally located in the Sihuas Province. The Río Sihuas , left headwaters of the Río Rupac , crosses the district in a southeastern direction.
The Sihuas district is bordered on the southwest by the district Cashapampa , the west and the north by the district Ragash , on the east by the district Huayllabamba and on the southeast by the district San Juan .
Web links
- Municipalidad Provincial de Sihuas
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú