Sibaya
Hamlet in Tarapacá, Chile
Map of the commune of Huara in Tarapacá Region
19°46′58″S 69°10′22″W / 19.78278°S 69.17278°W / -19.78278; -69.17278Country Chile Region Tarapacá Province Tamarugal Commune Huara Government • Type Municipal council Elevation 2,840 m (9,320 ft) Population • Total 46 Sex • Men 24 • Women 22 Time zone UTC-4 (CLT[2]) • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST[3]) Area code (+56) 5
(2017 Census)[1]
Sibaya is a hamlet in the Altiplano of northern Chile. As of 2017 Sibaya had 46 inhabitants and 123 homes.[1] It has an irrigation system based on underground aqueducts tapping an aquifer.[4]
The hamlet was badly hit by the 2005 Tarapacá earthquake. The Church of Sibaya is listed as a National Monument within the category of Historical Monument since January 27, 2009. After its reconstruction the church was reopened on September 5, 2015.[5]
References
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- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Lictevout, Elizabeth; Abellanosa, Carlos; Maass, Constanza; Pérez, Nicolás; Gonzalo, Yáñez; Véronique, Leonardi Véronique (2020). "Exploration, mapping and characterization of filtration galleries of the Pica Oasis, northern Chile: A contribution to the knowledge of the Pica aquifer". Andean Geology. 47 (3): 529–558. doi:10.5027/andgeoV47n3-3272.
- ^ http://www.bienesnacionales.cl/?p=19123 [dead link]