The district takes its own name from the head quarters town Jajpur.
Northern boundary of the district is river Baitarini and the districts Keonjhar & Bhadrak.In the south Cuttack district and in the east Dhenkanal and in the west Kendrapara district.
The Major rivers are Baitarani, Kani, Kharasrota, Budha, Badagenguti, Brahmani, Kelua and Birupa, which flow through the District.
Jajpur is freely connected by Road and Rail (Jajpur Road)from the state capital, Bhubaneswar and it is about 120 kms. away from it.
Web : http://jajpur.nic.in/