Country Peru Founded January 2, 1857 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Area 114 km² | Region Ancash Capital Villa Sucre Elevation 2,239 m Province Huaylas Province | |
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Subdivisions 1 village, 4 hamlets and 19 anexos | ||
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.
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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 (Spanish: Cordillera Negra), neighboring district is the Caraz district in which the provinces capital Caraz is located, 12 km from the village of Villa Sucre. The regions capital Huaraz is located at 79 km from Villa Sucre.
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):
Villages
Hamlets
Anexos
Capital
The capital of the Mato district is the village of Villa Sucre.