The area of the district is 2,610.78 square kilometers (1,008.03 sq mi).

[2] The area of the district is split between the drainage basins of the Dnieper (south and center) and the Western Dvina rivers (north).

A paved road which connects M1 in Kamenka with M9 in Nelidovo crosses the district from south to north, passing Dukhovshchina.

There are also local roads, with bus traffic originating from Dukhovshchina.

The closest railway stations are in Smolensk and in Yartsevo.