[4] It is located in the northern central part of the krai.

The area of the district is 5,421 square kilometers (2,093 sq mi).

[2] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solikamsky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai.

[1] The town of Solikamsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[8] Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census):[2] The economy of the district is based on agriculture and forestry.