Donetsk district (Donetskyi) is located in the central part of Donetsk region, on the historical and ethnographic territory of Slobozhanshchyna. The rivers Kalmius and Bakhmutka flow within the district. The area is located in the temporarily occupied territory of ORDLO.
The administrative center of Donetskyi district is the regional center, the city of Donetsk. The area of the district is more than 2895 square kilometers. The population of the district exceeds 1.5 million people.
Donetsk district consists of 152 settlements, which are united into 6 territorial hromadas: Amvrosiivska, Donetska, Ilovaiska, Makiivska, Khartsyzka and Yasynuvatska city territorial hromadas.