Sihuas | |
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 The town Sihuas, seat of the province | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sihuas in the Ancash Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Capital | Sihuas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,455.97 km2 (562.15 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,849 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 0219 |
| Website | www |
The Sihuas Province (Quechua Siwas) is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region in Peru.This province was created by Law nº 13485, dated at January 9 of 1961, when was president of Perou: Manuel Prado.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Back page of book "Cómo resurge una Provincia Bolivariana" ISBN 978-612-00-1099-0
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2008.