Economic regions of Azerbaijan

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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[]

Economy of Azerbaijan

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Territory of Azerbaijan".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "New economic regions of Azerbaijan – LIST". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - SƏNƏDLƏR » Fərmanlar". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. ^ "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  5. ^ "10.2 An Overview - Baku: City that Oil Built - by Farid Alakbarov". azer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. ^ "В Баку началось серийное производство боевых машин типа". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  7. ^ "Demography".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Мамедов Р.М. (2011) Анализ и оценка хозяйственных комплексов экономических районов Азербайджана". Издательство Креативная экономика (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  9. ^ "Aran economic region".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Economic map of Azerbaijan

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