Dovzhansky district is located in the south-eastern part of Luhansk region, on the historical and ethnographic territory of Slobozhanshchyna. It borders Russia to the east. Located in the temporarily occupied territory of ORDLO.
The Velyka Kamyanka River flows within the district, the Kundryucha River originates. Here is a branch of the Luhansk Nature Reserve - Provalsky Steppe.
The administrative center of Dovzhansky district is the city of Dovzhansk. The area of the district is 2139 square kilometers. The population of the district reaches 208 thousand people.
Dovzhansky district includes 97 settlements, which are united into 2 territorial hromadas: Dovzhanska and Sorokynska city amalgamated hromadas.