Economic regions of Azerbaijan

Economic regions of Azerbaijan are 14 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.

Map of economic regions of Azerbaijan (July 2021)

List of the regions

The territory of Azerbaijan was divided into 10 economic districts prior to 2021.[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", which abolished some of the former regions and created new ones. There are currently 14 economic districts of Azerbaijan.[2]

Economic region[3] Total area

(thousand km2)[4]

 Population

(2021) in

thousands of people.[4]

 Population

density (2021, per 1 km2, person)

 Brief information
Baku 2,140 2300,5 1075 Includes Baku itself. It is the main economic centre 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]

Absheron-Khizi 3,730 578,8 155 Includes the Absheron and Khizi administrative districts and the city of 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.

Ganja-Dashkasan 5,270 611,3 116 Includes Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh administrative districts and the cities of Ganja, Naftalan.
Shaki-Zagatala 8,840 630,4 71 Includes Balakan, Qakh, Qabala, Oghuz, Zagatala, Shaki administrative districts.

Main industries: light, tourism and food industry.[7]

Lankaran-Astara 6,070 953,6 157 Includes Astara, Jalilabad, Lerik, Yardimli, Lankaran, Masally administrative districts.

Main industry: food and tourism industry.

Guba-Khachmaz 6,960 558,7 80 Includes Shabran, Khachmaz, Guba, Qusar, Siyazan administrative districts.

Main industries: agriculture, light, tourism and food industry.[8]

Central Aran 6,690 740,0 111 Includes Aghdash, Goychay, Kurdamir, Ujar, Yevlakh, Zardab administrative districts, and the city of Mingachevir.[9]
Karabakh 8,990 904,5 101 Includes Agjabadi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, Khojaly, Khojavend, Shusha, Tartar administrative regions and the city of Khankendi (Stepanakert).
East Zangezur 7,470 343,5 46 Includes Jabrayil, Kalbajar, Qubadli, Lachin, Zangilan administrative districts.
Mountainous Shirvan 6,130 324,8 53 Includes Agsu, Ismayilli, Gobustan, Shamakhi administrative districts.

Main industries: light and food industries.

Nakhchivan 5,500 461,5 84 Includes the whole territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Main industries: light, auto and food industries.

Gazakh-Tovuz 7,030 687,6 98 Includes Aghstafa, Gadabay, Gazakh, Shamkir, Tovuz administrative districts.
Mil-Mughan 5,670 522,6 92 Includes Beylagan, Imishli, Saatly, Sabirabad administrative districts.
Shirvan-Salyan 6,080 501,3 82 Includes Bilasuvar, Hajigabul, Neftchala, Salyan administrative districts and the city of Shirvan.
In total 86,570 9593,00

See also

References
  1. "Territory of Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2021-09-26.
  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. "Territories, number and density of population by economic and administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  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". Archived from the original on 2015-09-20.
  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". Archived from the original on 2017-05-30.
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