Matucana

Matucana is a town in central , capital of the located in the Huarochirí Province, in the . It is located to the east of Lima at 2,378 m above sea level, along the Central Highway at km 74.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 2,550 residents
  • Description: capital city of Huarochirí, Lima, Peru
  • Also known as: “Matucana, Peru” and “マツカナ”

Matucana

Latitude
-11.84473° or 11° 50′ 41″ south
Longitude
-76.38606° or 76° 23′ 10″ west
Population
2,550
Elevation
2,472 metres (8,110 feet)
Open location code
57W55J47+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2440777665
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3935155
Wiki­data ID
Q580017
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Matucana” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Matucana”
  • Aymara: “Matukana”
  • Cebuano: “Matucana (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Matucana”
  • Chinese: “馬圖卡納”
  • Dutch: “Matucana”
  • French: “Matucana”
  • German: “Matucana”
  • Italian: “Matucana”
  • Japanese: “マトゥカナ”
  • Portuguese: “Matucana”
  • Quechua: “Matukana”
  • Russian: “Матукана”
  • Slovenian: “Matucana”
  • Spanish: “Matucana”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Matucana, Peru”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Matucana”

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Places to explore: Monterrico and Cacachaqui.

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Highlights: Plaza de Armas de Matucana and Municipalidad Distrital de Huarochirí.

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