9164 on September 5, 1940, its capital is the town of Cusipata.
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.
[1] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.
Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
[2] This Cusco Region geography article is a stub.