The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three.

This was a small raion, it occupied 15th place among the districts of the region (866 km² corresponds to 4,2% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast).

The Sluch, Homora, Derevychka, Smilka and other rivers flowed through the district.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[4] From 1923 to 1932 the district was part of Shepetivka region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of Vinnytsia Oblast.

Finally Polonne Raion was formed December 8, 1966.