Sihuas District

Sihuas
District
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Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Sihuas
Capital	Sihuas
Government
• Mayor	José Lopez Morillo
Area
• Total	43.81 km2 (16.92 sq mi)
Elevation	2,716 m (8,911 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	5,163
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	021901

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 km². 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%.