The landscape of the district is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of gypsum and limestone and oil fields (such as Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, and others). The climate is continental, moderately moist, with the average annual temperature of +16 °C (61 °F) in January and +19 °C (66 °F) in July. It has an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters (20 in), with 350 millimeters (14 in) falling during the warm period.