A district of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is a geographical administrative unit composed of a number of congregations called branches.
A district may be thought of as a stake in a beginning or embryonic state.
Once the membership in a district achieves sufficient numbers, it may be reorganized as a stake.
Districts differ from stakes in the following ways: There is no minimum number of members or branches needed to create a district.
For a district to become a stake, the following requirements must be met: The LDS Church also uses a geographical division called a temple district.