Predgorny District

Predgorny District (Предго́рный райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Predgorny Municipal District. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2047 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Yessentukskaya. Population: 104,391 (2002 Census); 90,955 (1989 Census). The population of Yessentukskaya accounts for 18.9% of the district's total population.