 The district is bordered on the north by Suvorovsky District, on the east by Odoyevsky District, on the south by Arsenyevsky District, and on the west by Kozelsky District (Kaluga Oblast), Ulyanovsky District) (Kaluga Oblast), and Bolkhovsky District (Oryol Oblast).The district's history is centered on the city of Belyov, one of the oldest cities in Russia.Because it was on the southwest frontier of the central Russian area for several centuries, it changed hands frequently and saw much fighting.