The area of the district is 1,214 square kilometers (469 sq mi).

[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Kavkazskaya.

[2] In 1956, the administrative center of the district was transferred to the town of Kropotkin.

[2] On October 20, 1980, the stanitsa of Kavkazskaya became the administrative center again.

[2] Within the framework of administrative divisions, the town of Kropotkin is not a part of the district and is incorporated separately.