Country Peru Province Yungay Capital Matacoto Elevation 2,500 m | Region Ancash Founded November 7, 1955 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Area 43.65 km² | |
Matacoto District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay in Peru.
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Map of Matacoto District, Peru
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Matacoto District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA