[5] The area was populated by speakers of Uralic languages and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic.

The foundation of the village is often related to the activities of Stephen of Perm, who is credited with the conversion of the Komi peoples to Christianity.

After 1380, the lands along the Viled River were given to Stephen, at the time the hegumen in the Ust-Vym Monastery, by Dmitry Donskoy, the Prince of Moscow.

[2] In 1918, the area was transferred to the newly established Northern Dvina Governorate, and in 1924 the uyezds were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raions).

[3] The following selsoviets have been established (the administrative centers are given in parentheses): Municipally, the district is divided into seven rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses): The main industry of the district is timber production.

A portion of the railroad connecting Kotlas and Vorkuta also lies in the district.

The district contains seven objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance.