The area of the district is 6,300 square kilometers (2,400 sq mi).

[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Belorechensky.

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

[1] In November 2016, the administrative center was transferred to the work settlement of Belorechensky.

[7] A major Long Range Aviation base, Belaya, is located in the district.