Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:
Ananea District was created on May 2, 1854.
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Ananea, due to extreme elevation, experiences an alpine tundra climate (Köppen climate classification, ETH), with constant cold temperatures throughout the entire year.