Zhitikara (, ) is a district of Kostanay Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Zhitikara. Population:
The Zhitikara district is located in the southwest of the Kostanay Region. It borders the Denisov district to the north, the Kamysty district to the east, the Adamovsky and Svetlinsky districts of Russia's Orenburg Region to the south, and the Bredinsky District of Russia's Chelyabinsk Region to the west. The district's area is 7,311.99 kmò. The highest point is mount Zhitikara (414 m).
Average temperatures in January are -17ðC, in July 20ðC. The amount of precipitation per year from east to west ranges from 250 to 350 mm.
As of January 2019, the population of Zhitikara district is 47,661.