Matacoto District

Matacoto District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in . Matacoto District has an elevation of 2,719 metres.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yungay and Ranrahirca.

Town
Photo: Fmendez46, Public domain.
, also known as Nuevo, is a town in the Ancash Region in north central , . is situated 4½ km north of Matacoto District.

Village
The 1962 Landslide was a deadly debris avalanche that affected the , alongside the river Santa, near , the highest mountain in Peru. is situated 4 km east of Matacoto District.

Matacoto District

Latitude
-9.1775° or 9° 10′ 39″ south
Longitude
-77.759° or 77° 45′ 32″ west
Population
1,340
Elevation
2,719 metres (8,921 feet)
Open location code
6724R6FR+2C
Geo­Names ID
8351172
Wiki­data ID
Q2698755
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Uzbek—“Matacoto District” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: Mataqutu jisk’a t’aqa suyu
  • Cebuano: Matacoto
  • Chinese: 馬塔科托區
  • Chinese: 马塔科托区
  • Dutch: Matacoto District
  • Georgian: მატაკოტოს რაიონი
  • German: Distrikt Matacoto
  • Italian: Distretto di Matacoto
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Matacoto
  • Norwegian: Matacoto
  • Portuguese: Matacoto
  • Quechua: Matacoto distritu
  • Quechua: Mataqutu distritu
  • Spanish: Distrito de Matacoto
  • Uzbek: Matacoto tumani

Localities in the Area

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