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

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

Contiguous Azerbaijan

Map ref.	Administrative division	Azerbaijani name	Capital	Area^[1] (km²)	Population^[1] (2011 est.)	Notes
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

Map of Nakhichevan subdivisions

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

References

↑ ^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.

[azstat-1] 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.

[2] "The CIA World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

[Hewsen-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. University of Chicago Press.

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