[1] One of the highest peaks of the district is Parya at 4,862 m (15,951 ft).

Other mountains are listed below:[2] The largest lake of the district is Qalla Qucha on the border with the Sancos District.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.38% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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