The area of the district is 463.6 square kilometers (179.0 sq mi).

[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Takhtamukay.

[5]The district was first established on September 2, 1924, but was abolished a few years later on February 7, 1929.

[2] The district was again re-established, in its modern form, on April 25, 1983, under the name of Oktyabrsky.

[10] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Takhtamukaysky District is one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea[1] and has administrative jurisdiction over two urban-type settlements and twenty-five rural localities.