Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,330 square kilometers (900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sovetsk. Population: 27,302 (2010 Census); 31,840 (2002 Census); 35,368 (1989 Census). The population of Sovetsk accounts for 60.8% of the district's total population.