Sovetsky District, Stavropol Krai

Sovetsky District (Сове́тский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sovetsky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2089 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Zelenokumsk. Population: 72,762 (2002 Census); 64,993 (1989 Census). The population of Zelenokumsk accounts for 57.1% of the district's population.