[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Borisovka.

[9] Borisovsky District is in the southwest of Belgorod Oblast, on the border with Ukraine.

The administrative center of the district is the town of Borisovka, Belgorod Oblast.

The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level; the district lies on the Orel-Kursk plateau of the Central Russian Upland.

The forest of the Vorskla River is partially protected by Belogorye Nature Reserve.