It stretches east and west, and includes Fushimi district as its center, a castle town of the Fushimi-jo Castle well-known for its sake brewing industry, as well as Fukakusa district in the north, Daigo district in the east and suburban district in the west and the south.
区域は東西に長く、伏見城の城下町で酒造業で知られる伏見地区を中心に、北方の深草地区、東方の醍醐地区、西方・南方の郊外地区を含む。