The area of the district is 2,397 square kilometers (925 sq mi).

[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Satka.

[6] Nurgush is a 50 kilometres (31 mi) long mountain range, part of the Southern Urals, located in the district by the Zyuratkul lake.

It has the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching 1,406 metres (4,613 ft) above sea level.

[7] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it has a status of a town with territorial district—a unit equal in status to administrative districts—the full name of which is The Town of Satka and Satkinsky District (город Сатка и Саткинский район).