The Mato District () is one of 10 districts of the
Huaylas Province in the
Ancash Region
Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, ...
of
Peru
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. The capital of the district is the village of
Villa Sucre.
Official web site of the Mato District in the Huaylas province
History
The district was founded on January 2, 1857.
Location
The district is located in the west-central part of the province at an elevation of 2,239m in the black mountains (), neighboring district is the Caraz district
The Caraz District () is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Caraz. Its elevation is 2,285 m. In Caraz, the paved road comes from Pativilca.
The snow-capped mountains of Tullp ...
in which the provinces capital Caraz
Caraz is a town in the Caraz District in the southeastern part of Huaylas Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Political Creation
Recent investigations suggest that its political creation happened on 12 February 1821 when General San Mart ...
is located, 12 km from the village of Villa Sucre. The regions capital Huaraz
Huaraz () (from Quechua: ''Waraq'' or ''Warash'', "''dawn''"), formerly designated as San Sebastián de Huaraz, is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Ancash Region (State of Ancash) and the seat of government of Huaraz Province. The urb ...
is located at 79 km from Villa Sucre.
Political division
The district is divided into 1 village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
(, singular: ), 4 hamlets
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(, singular: ) and 19 (, singular: ):
Villages
*Villa Sucre
Hamlets
*Ancoracá
*Huacanhuasi
*Huáncup
*Huinó
Anexos
*Atún Corral
*Carmen
*Cata
*Cochamarca
*Cruz Viva
*Huacapununan
*Huashuash
*Huarinya
*Hueto
*Huishca
*Malambo
*Manzana
*Muchup
*Ocona pampa alto y bajo
*Poma chuco alto y bajo
*Puca
*Quinquín
*San Diego
*Teja Huai
Capital
The capital of the Mato district is the village of Villa Sucre.
See also
* Puka Punta
References
External links
*
Official web site of the Mato district
Districts of the Huaylas province
Districts of the Department of Ancash
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