Economic regions of Azerbaijan
Economic regions of Azerbaijan are regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan characterized by a certain economic and geographical position, territorial and economic unity, the diversity of natural and economic conditions and industrial specialization.
List of the regions[]
The territory of Azerbaijan was divided into 10 economic districts, as well as Baku, separately allocated as an economic district on the Absheron Peninsula.[1] On July 7, 2021, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed Decree "On the new division of economic regions in the Republic of Azerbaijan".[2]
Number in maps | Economic region[3] | Total area
(thousand km²)[4] |
Population
(the beginning of 2020) in thousands of people.[1] |
Population
density (the beginning of 2020, per 1 sq. km, person) |
Brief information |
1 | Baku | 2,140 | 2300,5 | 1075 | Includes Baku itself. It is one of the main economic centers of Azerbaijan.
Main industries: international trade, oil refining, chemical, machine-building, food, textile industry.[5] The military industry, high-tech industries, and information technologies are being developed.[6] |
2 | Absheron-Khizi | 3,730 | 578,8 | 155 | Includes the Absheron and Khizi administrative districts and Sumgait.
The main industries are petrochemical, chemical, heavy industry, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, energy, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, light and food industry, construction industry, transport infrastructure. |
3 | Ganja-Dashkasan | 5,270 | 611,3 | 116 | Includes Ganja, Naftalan, Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh administrative districts. |
4 | Shaki-Zagatala | 8,840 | 630,4 | 71 | Includes Balaken. Qakh, Qabala, Oghuz, Zagatala, Shaki administrative districts.
Main industries: light and food industry.[7] |
5 | Lankaran-Astara | 6,070 | 953,6 | 157 | Includes Astara, Jalilabad, Lerik, Yardimli, Lankaran administrative districts.
Main industry: food industry. |
6 | Quba-Khachmaz | 6,960 | 558,7 | 80 | Includes Shabran, Khachmaz, Quba, Qusar, Siyazan administrative districts.
Main industries: agriculture, light, and food industry.[8] |
7 | Central Aran | 6,690 | 740,0 | 111 | The largest economic region of the country. It includes Agdash, Goychay, Kurdamir, Ujar, Yevlakh, Zardab administrative districts, and Mingachevir.[9] |
8 | Karabakh | 8,990 | 904,5 | 101 | Includes Agjabadi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, Khojaly, Xojavand, Shusha, Terter administrative regions and Khankendi. |
9 | 7,470 | 343,5 | 46 | Includes Jabrayil, Kalbajar, Qubadli, Lachin, Zangilan administrative districts. | |
10 | Mountainous Shirvan | 6,130 | 324,8 | 53 | Includes Agsu, Ismayilli, Qobustan, Shamakhi administrative districts.
Main industries: light and food industries. |
11 | Nakhchivan | 5,500 | 461,5 | 84 | Includes the whole territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Main industries: light and food industries. |
12 | Qazakh-Tovuz | 7,030 | 687,6 | 98 | Includes Aghstafa, Gedabek, Qazakh, Shamkir, Tovuz administrative districts. |
13 | Mil-Mugan | 5,670 | 522,6 | 92 | Includes Beylagan, Imishli, Saatli, Sabirabad administrative districts. |
14 | Shirvan-Salyan | 6,080 | 501,3 | 82 | Includes Bilasuvar, Hajiqabul, Neftchala, Salyan administrative districts and Shirvan. |
In total | 86,570 | 9593,00 |
See also[]
Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
References[]
- ^ a b "Territory of Azerbaijan".
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External links[]
- Economic regions of Azerbaijan