[1] The Chila mountain range traverses the district.

One of the highest mountains of the district is Qullqiri at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft).

Other mountains are listed below:[2] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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