Mato District

The Mato District (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.

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 (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 (pueblos, singular: pueblo), 4 hamlets (caseríos, singular: caserío) and 19 (anexos, singular: anexo):

Villages

 * Villa Sucre

Hamlets

 * Ancoracá
 * Huacanhuasi
 * Huáncup
 * Huinó

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

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