The district is located in the south-east of
Akmola region, on the
Kazakh melkosopochnik. The area of the territory is 5.8 thousand km2, which is 3.75% of the entire territory of the region (the 14th district in terms of territory size in the region). The length from west to east is 100 km, from south to north — 110 km. Borders: • with the districts of Akmola region: • in the north-west with the
Tselinograd district; • in the northeast with the
Yerementau district; • with districts of
Karaganda region: • in the south with
Osakarovsky district; • in the southwest with the
Nurinsky district. The eastern part is occupied by the low southern spurs of the Yerementau Mountains. The climate is continental. Winter is cold, long-lasting; average temperature in January −17 °C; summer is moderately hot, average temperature in July is 20 °C. The average annual precipitation is 300–350 mm . The
Ishim River flows through the territory of the district with tributaries of the Kyzylmol and Olenty. Most small rivers dry up in summer. Many lakes. The largest: Ulken and Kishi Saryoba, Balyktykol, Tanakol, Baidaly, Shalkar, Kyzylkol and others. ==History==