Mato District

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Mato District

Location of Mato in the Huaylas Province
Country Region Province	Peru Ancash Huaylas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Villa Sucre
Area Elevation	113.97 km2 2,239m
Population  - Total  - Density
Mayor	VICTOR HILARIO JAMANCA CUEVA
Subdivisions	1 village, 4 hamlets and 19 anexos
UBIGEO	021205
Website: www.munimato.gob.pe

The Mato District (Spanish: Distrito de Mato) is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is the village of Villa Sucre^[1].

Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Political division 3.1 Villages 3.2 Hamlets 3.3 Anexos 4 Capital 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The district was founded on January 2, 1857.

[edit] Location

The district is located in the west-central part of the province at an elevation of 2,239m in the black mountains (Spanish: Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital Caraz is located, 12km from the village of Villa Sucre. The regions capital Huaraz is located at 79km from Villa Sucre.

[edit] Political division

The district is divided into 1 village (Spanish: pueblos, singular: pueblo), 4 hamlets (Spanish: caseríos, singular: caserío) and 19 (Spanish: anexos, singular: anexo):

[edit] Villages

• Villa Sucre

[edit] Hamlets

• Ancoracá
• Huacanhuasi
• Huáncup
• Huinó

[edit] 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

[edit] Capital

The capital of the Mato district is the village of Villa Sucre.

[edit] References

1. ^ Official web site of the Mato District in the Huaylas province

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official web site of the Mato district