Gonten District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland .

Gonten is first mentioned in 1200 as Gumbton. This refers to a pool of water, which points at the nearby peat-bog.

Gonten has an area, as of 2011, of 24.7 square kilometers (9.5 sq mi). Of this area, 61.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.4% is unproductive land.