Staroyuryevsky District (Russian: Старою́рьевский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia.

It is located in the northwest of the oblast.

The area of the district is 1,008 square kilometers (389 sq mi).

[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Staroyuryevo.

[7] The population of Staroyuryevo accounts for 42.2% of the district's total population.