Sovetsky District, Kursk Oblast

Sovetsky District
Советский район
Location of Sovetsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°50′28″N 37°43′07″E / 51.84111°N 37.71861°E / 51.84111; 37.71861
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Established1928
Administrative centerKshensky
Area
  Total
1,150 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population
  Total
19,080
  Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
  Urban
32.1%
  Rural
67.9%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 18 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 117 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSovetsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID38636000
Websitehttp://sovetskiyr.rkursk.ru/

Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,150 square kilometers (440 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kshensky. Population: 16,348(2021 Census); 19,080(2010 Census); 23,673 (2002 Census); 28,252(1989 Soviet census). The population of Kshensky accounts for 34.2% of the district's total population.