Its seat is the village of Langui.

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft).

Other mountains are listed below:[1] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

[2] This Cusco Region geography article is a stub.