| En Name: | Novokuznetsky District |
| Ru Name: | Новокузнецкий район |
| Image View: | Долина реки Большой Теш.JPG |
| Coordinates: | 53.75°N 94°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Novokuznetsk rayon (Kemerovo oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2014 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | city |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Novokuznetsk |
| Selsoviet Type1: | rural territorie |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 6 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 134 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2015 |
| Mun Formation1: | Novokuznetsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 6 |
| Area Of What: | municipal district |
| Area As Of: | January 2014 |
| Area Km2: | 13039.5989 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 50681 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Pop Latest: | 51082 |
| Pop Latest Date: | January 2014 |
| Website: | http://admnkr.ru |
| Date: | May 2017 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Population of Novokuznetsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 50,681 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 50,812 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 39,436 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 44,532 |
Novokuznetsky District (Russian: Новокузне́цкий райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the nineteen in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Novokuznetsky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the center of the oblast and spans it from border to border in the southwest-northeast direction. The area of the district is 13039.5989km2.[3] Its administrative center is the city of Novokuznetsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,681.
On March 19, 2007 a massive methane explosion ripped through the Ulyanovskaya mine in Novokuznetsky District killing over a hundred people. The mine was the largest coal producing center in Kemerovo Oblast. It is the deadliest mining accident in recent history.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novokuznetsky District is one of the nineteen in the oblast. The city of Novokuznetsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Novokuznetsky Municipal District. Novokuznetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Novokuznetsky Urban Okrug.