The area of the district is 524.01 square kilometers (202.32 sq mi).

[3] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurtovsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic.

[1] It is divided into three selsoviets, comprising sixteen rural localities.

[5] Its three selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.

[5] The Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated separately from the district as Kizilyurt Urban Okrug,[5] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.