)[4] Chemerivtsi Raion was located in the southwestern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast,[5] in the modern-day boundaries of the Podolia historical region.

Its total area constituted 930 square kilometres (360 sq mi).

[5] Chemerivtsi Raion was divided in a way that followed the general administrative scheme in Ukraine.

Consequently, raions were subdivided into councils, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction.