[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Izhmorsky.

The southern portion of the district lies on the northern end of the Kuznetsk Basin (the "Kuzbass" coal region).

The Trans-Siberian railroad runs across the south of the district, as does the R255 "Novosibirsk - Krasnoyarsk" highway.

In 1893, the village of Izhmorsky was established when the Trans-Siberian Railroad was built through the area.

The name of the area was brought by settlers from the Izhmorskoy parish of the Penza region.