| En Name: | Fatezhsky District |
| Ru Name: | Фатежский район |
| Image View: | E105 - Fatezhsky District, Kursk.jpg |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Fatezhsky rayon (Kursk oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kursk Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | January 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Fatezh |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns of district significance |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 21 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 192 |
| Mun Data As Of: | August 2011 |
| Mun Formation1: | Fatezhsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 10 |
| Area Km2: | 1281 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 18885 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 28.6% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 71.4% |
| Website: | http://fatezh-adm.ru/ |
| Date: | August 2011 |
Fatezhsky District (ru|Фате́жский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northern part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1281km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Fatezh. Population: 23,194 (2002 Census); The population of Fatezh accounts for 28.0% of the district's total population.
Fatezhsky District is located in the north of Kursk Oblast, on the border with Oryol Oblast to the north. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the area of the Central Russian Upland. The main river in the district is the Svapa River, which flows south to the Seym River. The district is 30 km northeast of the city of Kursk, and 425 km southwest of Moscow. The area measures 45 km (north-south), and 35 km (west-east); total area is 1,290 km2 (4.3% of Kursk Oblast). The administrative center is the town of Fatezh.[1]
The district is bordered on the north by Trosnyansky District of Oryol Oblast, on the east by Zolotukhinsky District, on the south by Kursky District, and on the west by Zheleznogorsky District.