The area of the district is 2,220 square kilometers (860 sq mi).

[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bolshaya Sosnova.

[3] The main rivers of the district are the Siva with its tributaries the Sosnovka and the Chyornaya.

About 32% of the district's territory is covered by forests—one of the lowest rates in the krai.

[citation needed] The most numerous ethnic groups, according to the 2002 Census, include Russians at 92.9%, Udmurts at 2.4%, and Tatars at 1.3%.