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

[2] The area of the district is 19,252.44 square kilometers (7,433.41 sq mi).

[2] Rivers Buyunda, Bakhapcha and Maltan flow northwards across the district at the western end of the Kolyma Mountains, in the area near the Upper Kolyma Highlands.

[1] The urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Palatka serves as its administrative center.

[1] As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Khasynsky Urban Okrug since May 1, 2015.