| En Name: | Kemsky District |
| Ru Name: | Кемский район |
| Other Name: | Kemin piiri |
| Other Lang: | Karelian |
| Image View: | Архипелаг Кузова вид4.JPG |
| Coordinates: | 64.95°N 70°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kemsky District.svg |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Karelia |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Kem |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 18 |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2013 |
| Mun Formation1: | Kemsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 3 |
| Area Km2: | 8029 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 17756 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 73.5% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 26.5% |
| Website: | http://www.kemrk.ru |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Kemsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 17,756 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 5,386 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 27,346 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 29,177 |
Kemsky District (Russian: Ке́мский райо́н; Karelian: Kemin piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.[2] It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 8029km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Kem.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,756, with the population of Kem accounting for 73.5% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kemsky District is one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Kem) and eighteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kemsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Kem and three rural localities are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining fifteen rural localities are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Kem serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.