Kotelnichsky District (Russian: Коте́льничский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia.

The area of the district is 3,940 square kilometers (1,520 sq mi).

[8] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kotelnichsky District is one of the thirty-nine in the oblast.

[1] The town of Kotelnich serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[5] The Otvorskoye and Gorokhovskoye peat railways for hauling peat operate in the district.