Palekhsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Palekh. Population: 12,791 (2002 Census); The population of Palekh accounts for 51.8% of the district's total population.