[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Golyshmanovo.

[5] Golyshmanovsky District is located in the south-central region of Tyumen OblastThe terrain is flat plain with a forest-steppe landscape.

The lakes and the weak ridges between them follow the general course of ancient runoff to the northeast.

About one-fourth of the land is arable cropland, and another fourth is pasture and meadow.

During the 1700s, the area attracted immigrants, from Central Russia, seeking free land and absence of serfdom.