Shchigrovsky District Щигровский район
District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shchigrovsky District in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°52′N 36°56′E / 51.867°N 36.933°E / 51.867; 36.933
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast[1]
Established	16 July 1928
Administrative center	Shchigry[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,994
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	18 selsoviet
• Inhabited localities[1]	167 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Shchigrovsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	38650000
Website	http://shigry.rkursk.ru/

Shchigrovsky District (Russian: Щигро́вский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,220 square kilometers (470 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Shchigry (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 9,470 (2021 Census);^[6] 11,994 (2010 Census);^[3] 15,099 (2002 Census);^[7] 18,072 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchigrovsky District is one of the twenty-eight in the oblast.^[1] The town of Shchigry serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shchigrovsky Municipal District.^[4] The town of oblast significance of Shchigry is incorporated separately from the district as Shchigry Urban Okrug.^[4]

• Губернатор Курской области. Постановление №489 от 6 ноября 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области», в ред. Постановления №26-пг от 29 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Постановление Губернатора Курской области от 06.11.2008 №489 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области"». Вступил в силу 6 ноября 2008 г. (Governor of Kursk Oblast. Resolution #489 of November 6, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #26-pg of January 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing Resolution #489 of the Governor of Kursk Oblast of November 6, 2008 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of November 6, 2008.).
• Курская областная Дума. Закон №48-ЗКО от 21 октября 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Курской области», в ред. Закона №65-ЗКО от 23 августа 2011 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Закон Курской области "О границах муниципальных образований Курской области", Закон Курской области "О муниципальных образованиях Курской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Курская правда", №214, 30 октября 2004 г. (Kursk Oblast Duma. Law #48-ZKO of October 21, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Law #65-ZKO of August 23, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing the Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast", Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).