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 1962 Ranrahirca Landslide.

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 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
1,490
Elevation
2,719 metres (8,921 feet)
Open location code
6724R6FR+2C
Geo­Names ID
8351172
Wiki­data ID
Q2698755
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Satellite Map

Discover Matacoto District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

Explore places such as Cuchpa and Matacoto.

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