Towns are marked in bold: Bělá pod Pradědem – Bernartice – Bílá Voda – Černá Voda – Česká Ves – Hradec-Nová Ves – Javorník – Jeseník – Kobylá nad Vidnavkou – Lipová-lázně – Mikulovice – Ostružná – Písečná – Skorošice – Stará Červená Voda – Supíkovice – Uhelná – Vápenná – Velká Kraš – Velké Kunětice – Vidnava – Vlčice – Zlaté Hory – Žulová Jeseník District borders Poland in the north and west.

The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Golden Mountains (west and centre), Hrubý Jeseník (south), Vidnava Lowland (northwest), Žulová Hilly Land (north), and Zlatohorská Highlands (east).

Both are tributaries of the Eastern Neisse, which originate here and flow across the district from south to north.

The largest body of water is the Velký Pond with an area of 11 ha (27 acres).

[3] A large part of the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the south.