Sihuas District
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Sihuas District is one of ten districts
that make up the province of Sihuas
in the Ancash region of Peru
. It is crossed by the Rúpac river, which is a tributary of the Marañón.
This district was created before 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 sq. km. and had a population of 5,562 as of the 2007 census.
The principal 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%.
Districts of Peru
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...
that make up the province of Sihuas
Sihuas Province
The Sihuas Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru. It is bordered by provinces of Huaylas and Corongo on the west, Pallasca Province on the north, La Libertad Region on the east, and Pomabamba Province on the south....
in the Ancash region of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It is crossed by the Rúpac river, which is a tributary of the Marañón.
This district was created before 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
Sihuas
Sihuas is a town in the Sihuas District of the Sihuas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru....
, 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 sq. km. and had a population of 5,562 as of the 2007 census.
The principal 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%.