San Mateo District, Huarochirí

District in Lima, Peru

San Mateo
District
FCCA (Ferrocarril Central Andino) nrs. 1008 and 1009, two GE C30-7, are crossing a steel bridge between Rio Blanco and San Mateo
Country	Peru
Region	Lima
Province	Huarochirí
Capital	San Mateo
Government
• Mayor	Luis Eduardo Rincon Franco (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	425.6 km² (164.3 sq mi)
Elevation	3,149 m (10,331 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	4,245
• Density	10.0/km² (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	150722

San Mateo District is one of thirty-two districts of the Huarochirí Province, located in the Department of Lima in Peru.^[1] It was one of eleven districts that formed the Huarochirí Province after it was created by decree on August 4, 1821, during the Protectorate of San Martín.

Geography

The La Viuda and the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain ranges traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Allqa Allqa
Chinchiqucha
Chunta
Kunkus Yantaq
Llipina
Mankan
Ñuñu
Paqcha
Pachanqutu
Paka
Qullqayuq
Quri
Sarayuq
Shiraq
Suyruqucha
Tata Qayqu
Uqhu
Uqsha Wallqa
Utush Mikhunan
Wamanripa
Waskha
Yana Qaqa
Yana Yana
Yuraq Anka (Junín-Lima)
Yuraq Anka (Lima)
Yawriq

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)