Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan
Politically, Azerbaijan is divided into these administrative divisions:
- 59 districts (rayonlar; singular – rayon),
- 11 cities (şəhərlər; singular – şəhər),
- 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika), which itself contains:
- 7 districts
- 1 city
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This list is for the main part of Azerbaijan. The rayons of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are listed below and numbered separately. Some rayons are completely or partially in the Nagorno-Karabakh, shown on the map in green; this is noted in the list. Nagorno-Karabakh is not recognised as an independent state, but it functions as one.
The rayons are further divided into municipalities.
List of administrative divisions
changeContiguous Azerbaijan
changeMap ref. | Administrative division | Azerbaijani name | Capital | Area[1] (km²) |
Population[1] (2011 est.) |
Notes |
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1 | Absheron District | Abşeron | Xirdalan | 1,360 | 192,900 | Includes an exclave in Baku |
2 | Aghjabadi District | Ağcabədi | Aghjabadi | 1,760 | 124,000 | |
3 | Agdam District | Ağdam | Agdam | 1,150 | 180,600 | |
4 | Agdash District | Ağdaş | Agdash | 1,050 | 100,600 | |
5 | Agstafa District | Ağstafa | Agstafa | 1,500 | 81,400 | |
6 | Agsu District | Ağsu | Agsu | 1,020 | 72,100 | |
7 | Shirvan (city) | Şirvan | 30 | 78,700 | Named Ali Bayramli (Əli Bayramlı) until April 24, 2008 | |
8 | Astara District | Astara | Astara | 620 | 98,300 | |
9 | Baku (city) | Bakı | 2,130 | 2,092,400 | Made up of 11 rayonlar | |
10 | Balakan District | Balakən | Balakan | 920 | 91,100 | |
11 | Barda District | Bərdə | Barda | 960 | 143,900 | |
12 | Beylagan District | Beyləqan | Beylagan | 1,130 | 87,900 | |
13 | Bilasuvar District | Biləsuvar | Bilasuvar | 1,400 | 90,300 | |
14 | Jabrayil District | Cəbrayıl | Jabrayil | 1,050 | 72,700 | |
15 | Jalilabad District | Cəlilabad | Jalilabad | 1,440 | 196,500 | |
16 | Dashkasan District | Daşkəsən | Daşkəsən | 1,050 | 33,200 | |
17 | Shabran District | Şabran | Shabran | 1,090 | 53,000 | Named Davachi (Dəvəçi) until 2010 |
18 | Fuzuli District | Füzuli | Fuzuli | 1,390 | 118,900 | |
19 | Gadabay District | Gədəbəy | Gadabay | 1,290 | 95,000 | Next to an exclave of Armenia |
20 | Ganja (city) | Gəncə | 110 | 316,300 | ||
21 | Goranboy District | Goranboy | Goranboy | 1,760 | 96,200 | |
22 | Goychay District | Göyçay | Goychay | 740 | 111,100 | |
23 | Hajigabul District | Hacıqabul | Qazimemmed | 1,640 | 67,300 | |
24 | Imishli District | İmişli | Imishli | 1,820 | 116,600 | |
25 | Ismailli District | İsmayıllı | Ismailli | 2,060 | 80,900 | |
26 | Kalbajar District | Kəlbəcər | Kalbajar | 3,050 | 83,200 | Partly controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
27 | Kurdamir District | Kürdəmir | Kurdamir | 1,630 | 105,700 | |
28 | Lachin District | Laçın | Lachin | 1,840 | 70,900 | |
29 | Lankaran District | Lənkəran | Lankaran | 1,540 | 209,900 | |
30 | Lankaran (city) | Lənkəran | 70 | |||
31 | Lerik District | Lerik | Lerik | 1,080 | 76,400 | |
32 | Masally District | Masallı | Masally | 720 | 202,500 | |
33 | Mingachevir (city) | Mingəçevir | 130 | 97,800 | ||
34 | Naftalan (city) | Naftalan | 30 | 9,100 | ||
35 | Neftchala District | Neftçala | Neftchala | 1,450 | 81,300 | |
36 | Oghuz District | Oğuz | Oghuz | 1,220 | 40,900 | |
37 | Qabala District | Qəbələ | Qabala | 1,550 | 95,600 | |
38 | Qakh District | Qax | Qakh | 1,490 | 53,900 | |
39 | Qazakh District | Qazax | Qazakh | 700 | 90,800 | Includes two exclaves in Armenia |
40 | Gobustan District | Gobustan | Gobustan | 1,370 | 41,100 | |
41 | Quba District | Quba | Quba | 2,580 | 155,600 | |
42 | Qubadli District | Qubadlı | Qubadli | 800 | 36,700 | |
43 | Qusar District | Qusar | Qusar | 1,540 | 89,300 | |
44 | Saatly District | Saatlı | Saatly | 1,180 | 95,100 | |
45 | Sabirabad District | Sabirabad | Sabirabad | 1,470 | 155,400 | |
46 | Shaki District | Şəki | Shaki | 2,430 | 173,500 | |
47 | Shaki (city) | Şəki | ||||
48 | Salyan District | Salyan | Salyan | 1,790 | 124,900 | |
49 | Shamakhi District | Şamaxı | Shamakhi | 1,610 | 93,700 | |
50 | Shamkir District | Şəmkir | Shamkir | 1,660 | 196,100 | |
51 | Samukh District | Samux | Nebiagali | 1,450 | 54,600 | |
52 | Siazan District | Siyəzən | Siazan | 700 | 38,400 | |
53 | Sumqayit (city) | Sumqayıt | 80 | 314,800 | ||
54 | Shusha District | Şuşa | Shusha | 290 | 29,700 | Partly controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
55 | Shusha (city) | Şuşa | Partly controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | |||
56 | Tartar District | Tərtər | Tartar | 960 | 98,400 | Partly controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
57 | Tovuz District | Tovuz | Tovuz | 1,900 | 160,700 | Next to an exclave of Armenia |
58 | Ujar District | Ucar | Ujar | 850 | 79,800 | |
59 | Khachmaz District | Xaçmaz | Khachmaz | 1,050 | 162,100 | |
60 | Khankendi (city) | Xankəndi | 8 | 55,200 | Functions as the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, named Stepanakert | |
61 | Goygol District | Xanlar | Goygol | 1,030 | 58,300 | Formerly Khanlar |
62 | Khizi District | Xızı | Khizi | 1,850 | 14,700 | |
63 | Khojali District | Xocalı | Khojali | 940 | 26,500 | Partly controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
64 | Khojavend District | Xocavənd | Khojavend | 1,460 | 42,100 | Partly controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
65 | Yardymli District | Yardımlı | Yardymli | 670 | 59,600 | |
66 | Yevlakh District | Yevlax | Yevlakh | 1,540 | 119,600 | |
67 | Yevlakh (city) | Yevlax | ||||
68 | Zangilan District | Zəngilan | Zangilan | 710 | 40,500 | |
69 | Zaqatala District | Zaqatala | Zaqatala | 1,350 | 120,300 | |
70 | Zardab District | Zərdab | Zardab | 860 | 54,000 | |
Total | 81,100 | 8,700,600 |
The territory of Nagorno-Karabakh currently is made up of the rayons of Khojavend, Tartar, Goranboy, Shusha and Kalbajar. When the area was part of the Soviet Union, it was known as Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO). However, on 26 November 1991, the Parliament of the Azerbaijan SSR ended the autonomy of the NKAO. Its territory was divided between the neighboring rayons. Since the Nagorno-Karabakh War, however, it is under the control of the ethnic Armenian forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.[2]
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
change 1. Babek District 2. Julfa District 3. Kangarli District 4. Nakhchivan (city) | 5. Ordubad District 6. Sadarak District 7. Shahbuz District 8. Sharur District |
The seven districts and one municipality of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are listed and numbered separately.
Map ref. | Administrative division | Azerbaijani name | Capital | Area[1] (km²) |
Population[1] (2011 est.) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Babek District | Babək | Babek | 900 | 65,100 | Previously called Nakhchivan. Renamed after Babak Khorramdin in 1991. |
2 | Julfa District | Culfa | Julfa | 1,000 | 42,600 | Also spelled Jugha or Dzhulfa. |
3 | Kangarli District | Kəngərli | Givraq | 680 | 28,600 | Split from Babek in March 2004 |
4 | Nakhchivan (city) | Naxçıvan | 130 | 84,700 | Split from Nakhchivan (Babek Rayon) in 1991 | |
5 | Ordubad District | Ordubad | Ordubad | 970 | 46,100 | Split from Julfa during Sovietization[3] |
6 | Sadarak District | Sədərək | Sədərək | 150 | 14,400 | Split from Sharur in 1990. Includes the Karki exclave in Armenia |
7 | Shahbuz District | Şahbuz | Shahbuz | 920 | 23,200 | Split from Nakhchivan (Babek) during Sovietization[3] |
8 | Sharur District | Şərur | Sharur | 810 | 105,400 | Previously called Bash-Norashen and then Ilyich (after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin).[3] |
Total | 5,560 | 410,100 |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Territories, number, density of population and territorial units by economic and administrative regions of Azerbaijan Republic" Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
- ↑ "The CIA World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. University of Chicago Press.