The northern part of the district belongs to the basins of the Kuloy River and its major right tributary, the Nemnyuga.

These hilly landscapes contrast with the plain to the west, in the valley of the Northern Dvina River.

[10] The area was originally populated by speakers of Uralic languages and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic.

In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate, with the creation of Kevrolsky Uyezd.

In 1925, the town of Pinega, while still being the administrative center of the uyezd, was downgraded in status to that of a rural locality.

In 1930, the okrug was abolished, and the district was subordinated to the central administration of Northern Krai.

[3] The following selsoviets have been established (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):[3] Municipally, the district is divided into fifteen rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):[6] Timber industry is the main industry of the district.

An important road along the right bank of the Pinega connects Arkhangelsk with the valley of the Mezen River.

From this road another one, also unpaved, branches off and follows the Pinega to Karpogory, the village of Zanyukhcha, and then crosses the border with the Komi Republic to the timber production settlements.

The district contains twenty objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by Russian Federal law and additionally one object classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance (the chapel in the village of Kushkopala).