Predgorny District (Russian: Предго́рный райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Predgorny Municipal District. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,047 square kilometers (790 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Yessentukskaya. Population: 106,775 (2010 Census); 104,391 (2002 Census); 90,955 (1989 Census). The population of Yessentukskaya accounts for 18.9% of the district's total population.