San Mateo District is one of thirty-two

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of the Huarochirí Province, located in the

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.
Banco de Información Distrital
''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. It was one of eleven districts that formed the Huarochirí Province after it was created by decree on August 4, 1821, during the Protectorate of San Martín.

Geography

The La Viuda and the

Paryaqaqa Pariacaca, Paria Caca'','' Paryaqaqa, Parya Qaqa, (possibly from Quechua ''parya'' reddish; copper; sparrow, ''qaqa'' rock) or Tullujuto (possibly from Quechua ''tullu'' bone, ''qutu'' heap, "bone heap") is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca ...

or Waruchiri mountain ranges traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)

References

Districts of the Department of Lima Districts of the Huarochirí province {{LimaRegion-geo-stub

Geography

See also

References