[1] One of the highest peaks of the district is Tarujani at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft).

Other mountains are listed below:[2] Putina District was created in 1824.

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

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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