Donetsk region is located in the east, south-east of Ukraine. Also known as the Donbass - the coal region. It borders on Lugansk, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye region; in the south - the state border with the Rostov region of Russia.
Donetsk piirkonnas asub idas, Kagu-Ukrainas. Tuntud ka kui Donbass - söe piirkonnas.