Panao District

Panao District is one of four districts of the province Pachitea in Peru.

Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

• Hatun Kasha

• K'uchu Hanka

• Marayniyuq

• Putaqa

• Qayqu

• Rikacha Tuna

• Rumi Chaka

• Saqra Mach'ay

• Suyruqucha

• Tinyaqucha

• Walmish

• Wamanripayuq

• Warmi Pukyu

• Waqurunchu

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).