Yanaoca District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is Yanaoca.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yawri Kunka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).