Petukhovsky District (Russian: Петуховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

It is located in the east of the oblast.

The area of the district is 2,780 square kilometers (1,070 sq mi).

[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Petukhovo.

[6] The population of Petukhovo accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population.