It is a region of Buda, on the west bank of river Danube.

Being the only district in Buda which has not got a connection to the river Danube, it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest.

Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest, as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level).

The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 60 thousand inhabitants.

It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, János Hill, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget.