| En Name: | Dukhovshchinsky District |
| Ru Name: | Духовщинский район |
| Image View: | Dukhovshchina, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, 216200 - panoramio (2).jpg |
| Coordinates: | 55.2°N 57°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms Dukhovshchinsky rayon (Smolensk oblast).gif |
| Federal Subject: | Smolensk Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | February 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Dukhovshchina |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Urban settlements (towns) |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Urban settlements (urban-type settlements) |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural settlements |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 6 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 229 |
| Mun Data As Of: | November 2011 |
| Mun Formation1: | Dukhovshchinsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 6 |
| Area Of What: | administrative district |
| Area As Of: | February 2013 |
| Area Km2: | 2610.78 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 16658 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 61.9% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 38.1% |
| Website: | http://duhov.admin-smolensk.ru/ |
| Date: | May 2013 |
Dukhovshchinsky District (ru|Духовщи́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Belsky District of Tver Oblast in the north, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District in the northeast, Yartsevsky District in the east, Kardymovsky District in the south, Smolensky District in the southwest, Demidovsky District in the west, and with Zharkovsky District of Tver Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 2610.78km2. Its administrative center is the town of Dukhovshchina. Population: 16,658 (2010 Census); The population of Dukhovshchina accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population.
The area of the district is split between the drainage basins of the Dnieper (south and center) and the Western Dvina rivers (north). The main rivers in district are the Arzhat in the basin of the Western Dvina, the Gobza, a right tributary of the Kasplya, also in the basin of the Western Dvina, the Khmost a tributary of the Dnieper, and the Tsarevich and the Votrya, both tributaries of the Vop, another right tributary of the Dnieper.
A paved road which connects M1 in Kamenka with M9 in Nelidovo crosses the district from south to north, passing Dukhovshchina. It also provides connection to Bely. Dukhovshchina is also connected by roads with Demidov and with Yartsevo. There are also local roads, with bus traffic originating from Dukhovshchina.
The closest railway stations are in Smolensk and in Yartsevo.