[1] The Chila mountain range traverses the district.

Other mountains are listed below:[2] Tapay lies north of the Colca valley.

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

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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