The area of the district is 2,182.02 square kilometers (842.48 sq mi).

[3] The district stretches for 70 kilometers (43 mi) from north to south and for approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) from east to west.

The district is hilly in the south, while the northern portion is mostly flat.

The highest point is 273 meters (896 ft) above sea level and the lowest point is 113 meters (371 ft).

On the morning of April 26, 2013, a fire swept through Psychiatric Hospital #14 in the settlement of Ramensky, killing thirty-eight people.