It is located in the southeast of the krai on the eastern slopes of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range and its southern spurs.

The area of the district is 4,691.5 square kilometers (1,811.4 sq mi).

[5] 24.8% of the district's territory is occupied by the Lazovsky Nature Reserve, which was established between 1935-1957 and has an area of 121,000 ha (1,210km2).

JSC Preobrazhenskaya Trawling Fleet Base and Valentin Fish Factory operate in the district.

Chistovodnoye, the krai's specialized hospital, where illness of locomotor apparatus and skin diseases are treated, is located on the radon springs.