[1] The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district.

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

Other mountains are listed below:[2][3] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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