The area of the district is 2,016 square kilometers (778 sq mi).

[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Zelenogradsk.

[4] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zelenogradsky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.

[2] As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Zelenogradsky Urban Okrug since May 15, 2015.

[5] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Zelenogradsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.