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]

Sibaya
Hamlet
Church of Sibaya
Church of Sibaya



Map of huara in Tarapacá Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Sibaya
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 19°46′58″S 69°10′22″W / 19.78278°S 69.17278°W / -19.78278; -69.17278
CountryChile
RegionTarapacá
ProvinceTamarugal
CommuneHuara
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Elevation
2,840 m (9,320 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)[1]
 • Total46
Sex
 • Men24
 • Women22
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code(+56) 5

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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  1. ^ a b c "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ http://www.bienesnacionales.cl/?p=19123 [dead link]