The administrative center of the district is the selo of Chundzha.

[4] Kazakhs 40.6% Uyghurs 57% It is located in the southeastern part of the Almaty region in the foothills of the Zailiysky Alatau, between the Ketmen ridge and the plain of the Ili River depression.

On the territory of the district there is a relic grove of Sogdian ash - a natural monument of national importance.

Another attraction is the Charyn Canyon or the "Valley of Castles".

[5] Between the Ketmen mountains and the valley of the Ili river there are thermal (hot) artesian springs with low-mineralized radon water.