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Hamlet in Tarapacá, Chile

Sibaya

Sibaya

Key facts

elevation above sea level2,840m
instance ofhuman settlement
countryChile
located in the administrative territorial entityHuara
All data from the card 12
Country
Chile
Region
Tarapacá
Province
Tamarugal
Commune
Huara
• Type
Municipal council
Elevation
2,840 m (9,320 ft)
• Total
46
• Men
24
• Women
22
Time zone
UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code
(+56) 5

Sibaya is a hamlet in the Altiplano of northern Chile, in Tamarugal Province. As of 2017 Sibaya had 46 inhabitants and 123 homes. It has an irrigation system based on underground aqueducts tapping an aquifer.

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.

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