Safakulevsky District

Safakulevsky District
Сафакулевский район
Archaeological mound, Safakulevsky District
Location of Safakulevsky District in Kurgan Oblast
Coordinates: 54°59′26″N 62°32′35″E / 54.99056°N 62.54306°E / 54.99056; 62.54306
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKurgan Oblast
Established1940
Administrative centerSafakulevo
Area
  Total
2,280 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,120
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities33 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSafakulevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID37632000
Websitehttp://adm.safakulevo.ru/

Safakulevsky District (Russian: Сафакулевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,280 square kilometers (880 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Safakulevo. Population: 13,120(2010 Census); 16,957 (2002 Census); 19,627(1989 Soviet census). The population of Safakulevo accounts for 27.7% of the district's total population.