[8] The district is located in the western central part of the oblast.

The area of the district is 5,400 square kilometers (2,100 sq mi).

Lakes Chany, Sartlan and Tandovo lie in the district.

[9][10] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Barabinsky District is one of the thirty in the oblast.

[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Barabinsky Municipal District, with the Town of Barabinsk being incorporated within it as Barabinsk Urban Settlement.