[1] The area of the district is 6,000 square kilometers (2,300 sq mi).

[9] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kuvandyksky District is one of the thirty-five in the oblast.

[1] The town of Kuvandyk serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[1] As a municipal division, the territory of the district and the territory of the Town of Kuvandyk are incorporated together as Kuvandyksky Urban Okrug.

[5] Prior to May 1, 2015, the district was incorporated as Kuvandyksky Municipal District, with the Town of Kuvandyk being incorporated within it as Kuvandyk Urban Settlement.