[5] The area of the district is elongated from west to east and shared between three major drainage basins.

The west border of the district is drawn across Lake Vozhe which belongs to the basin of the Onega River.

The central and eastern parts of the district belong to the basin of the Kubena River and its tributaries.

Minor areas in the southwest and the south of the district lie in the basin of the tributaries of the Kubena and of the Uftyuga River, which also flows into Lake Kubenskoye.

The biggest one is the Charonda Swamp southeast of Lake Vozhe (shared also with Ust-Kubensky and Kirillovsky Districts).

The area was sparsely populated until the end of the 19th century, due to its remote location from all the trade routes connecting Northern Russia with the White Sea.

The railway was planned to run over the shortest route rather than pass through existing settlements, and it was eventually built through the present area of the district.

[12] On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into Northern Krai, and Vozhegodsky District was established among others.

The district contains seventy objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.