Matveyevo-Kurgansky District

Matveyevo-Kurgansky District
Матвеево-Курганский район
Location of Matveyevo-Kurgansky District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 47°34′20″N 38°52′00″E / 47.57222°N 38.86667°E / 47.57222; 38.86667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast
Established1923
Administrative centerMatveyev Kurgan
Area
  Total
1,707 km2 (659 sq mi)
Population
  Total
43,446
  Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions8 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities80 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMatveyevo-Kurgansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID60631000
Websitehttp://www.matveevkurgan.ru/

Matveyevo-Kurgansky District (Russian: Матве́ево-Курга́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,707 square kilometers (659 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Matveyev Kurgan. Population: 43,446 (2010 Census); 45,604(2002 Census); 42,992(1989 Soviet census). The population of Matveyev Kurgan accounts for 35.9% of the district's total population.