Mato district
| Mato district | |
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 Location of the Mato district (marked in red) in the Huaylas province |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Ancash |
| province | Huaylas |
| Seat | Villa Sucre |
| surface | 106 km² |
| Residents | 1971 (2017) |
| density | 19 inhabitants per km² |
| founding | January 2, 1857 |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-ANC |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Crisanto Reyes Tolentino (2019-2022) |
Coordinates: 8 ° 58 ′ S , 77 ° 51 ′ W
The Mato district is located in the Huaylas Province in the Ancash region in western Peru . The district was founded on January 2, 1857. It has an area of 106 km². In the 2017 census, 1971 residents were counted. In 1993 the population was 2281, in 2007 2109. The district administration is located in the 2239 m high village of Villa Sucre with 656 inhabitants (as of 2017). Villa Sucre is located 10 km north-northwest of the provincial capital Caraz .
Geographical location
The district of Mato is located in the high valley of Callejón de Huaylas on the left bank of the north-flowing Río Santa in the central west of the province of Huaylas. The western district boundary runs along the watershed of the Cordillera Negra .
The district of Mato borders in the southwest with the district Pamparomás , in the west with the district Caceres del Perú ( province Santa ), in the north with the district Huaylas , in the east with the district Santa Cruz and in the extreme southeast with the district Caraz .
Web links
- Peru: Region Ancash (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú