 Near the district is a mountain pass famed for housing villas, hostels, as well as a well-known "heritage" hotel known as the "Puncak Pass", built primarily back in the colonial era, in the year 1928.Cisarua is also known for having a sizeable population of asylum seekers and refugees, mainly coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as ones coming from parts of Africa, mainly from Sudan, Egypt, and Somalia.The reason why many asylum seekers has sought refuge here is because of the relatively cool temperatures, as well as its location being close to the UNHCR offices in the capital Jakarta, which are located roughly about 72 kilometres north of the district.