Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast and with Onezhsky District in the south. From the north, the district is washed by the White Sea. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the city of Arkhangelsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: The district occupies the lower course of the Northern Dvina River and the White Sea coast around the Dvina Bay. The waters of the district drain into the Northern Dvina and the short rivers of the Dvina Bay basin, such as the Shirshema and the Lodma. The eastern part of the district is a plateau which drains
Onezhsky District Porog; there is regular passenger navigation. There is also limited passenger service on the Onega Bay. Onega is served by the Onega Airport which has weekly passenger flights to Arkhangelsk and to the "selo" of Purnema on the Onega Peninsula. Onezhsky District has a very high concentration of historical, archaeological, and architectural monuments. The district contains thirty-two objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by Russian Federal law, and additionally eighteen objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. Most of these are wooden churches and chapels. The monuments classified as historical and architectural heritage are the following: