Economic regions of Azerbaijan

The 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

• Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan