Sovetsky District (Russian: Сове́тский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 1,500 square kilometers (580 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sovetskoye. Population: 16,467 (2010 Census); 18,060 (2002 Census); 17,381 (1989 Census). The population of Sovetskoye accounts for 31.8% of the district's total population.