Admeenistrative diveesions o Azerbaijan

Poleetically, Azerbaijan is dividit intae:

• 59 destricts (rayonlar; sing.– rayon),
• 11 ceeties (şəhərlər; sing.– şəhər),
• 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika), which itsel contains:
  • 7 destricts
  • 1 ceety

Map o the admeenistrative diveesions o Azerbaijan. Note that the diveesions o the Nakhchivan exclave are leetit in the next section.

1. Absheron Rayon 2. Aghjabadi Rayon 3. Agdam Rayon 4. Agdash Rayon 5. Agstafa Rayon 6. Agsu Rayon 7. Shirvan (ceety) 8. Astara Rayon 9. Baku (ceety) 10. Balakan Rayon 11. Barda Rayon 12. Beylagan Rayon 13. Bilasuvar Rayon 14. Jabrayil Rayon 15. Jalilabad Rayon 16. Dashkasan Rayon 17. Shabran Rayon 18. Fizuli Rayon 19. Gadabay Rayon 20. Ganja (ceety) 21. Goranboy Rayon 22. Goychay Rayon 23. Hajigabul Rayon 24. Imishli Rayon 25. Ismailli Rayon 26. Kalbajar Rayon 27. Kurdamir Rayon 28. Lachin Rayon 29. Lankaran Rayon 30. Lankaran (ceety) 31. Lerik Rayon 32. Masally Rayon 33. Mingachevir (ceety) 34. Naftalan (ceety) 35. Neftchala Rayon

36. Oghuz Rayon 37. Qabala Rayon 38. Qakh Rayon 39. Qazakh Rayon 40. Gobustan Rayon 41. Quba Rayon 42. Qubadli Rayon 43. Qusar Rayon 44. Saatly Rayon 45. Sabirabad Rayon 46. Shaki Rayon 47. Shaki (ceety) 48. Salyan Rayon 49. Shamakhi Rayon 50. Shamkir Rayon 51. Samukh Rayon 52. Siazan Rayon 53. Sumqayıt (ceety) 54. Shusha Rayon 55. Shusha (ceety) 56. Tartar Rayon 57. Tovuz Rayon 58. Ujar Rayon 59. Khachmaz Rayon 60. Khankendi (ceety) 61. Goygol Rayon 62. Khizi Rayon 63. Khojali Rayon 64. Khojavend Rayon 65. Yardymli Rayon 66. Yevlakh Rayon 67. Yevlakh (ceety) 68. Zangilan Rayon 69. Zaqatala Rayon 70. Zardab Rayon

This leet is for the main pairt o Azerbaijan; the rayons o Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are leetit belaw an numbered separately. Some rayons are completely or pairtially in the sel-proclaimit Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, shown on the map in green; this is notit in the leet.

The rayons are further dividit intae municipalities.

Leet o admeenistrative diveesions

Contiguous Azerbaijan

Map ref.	Admeenistrative diveesion	Azerbaijani name	Caipital	Aurie[1] (km²)	Population[1] (2011 est.)	Notes
1	Absheron Rayon	Abşeron	Xirdalan	1,360	192,900	Includes an exclave in Baku
2	Aghjabadi Rayon	Ağcabədi	Aghjabadi	1,760	124,000
3	Agdam Rayon	Ağdam	Agdam	1,150	180,600
4	Agdash Rayon	Ağdaş	Agdash	1,050	100,600
5	Agstafa Rayon	Ağstafa	Agstafa	1,500	81,400
6	Agsu Rayon	Ağsu	Agsu	1,020	72,100
7	Shirvan (ceety)	Şirvan		30	78,700	Namit Ali Bayramli (Əli Bayramlı) till 24 Aprile 2008
8	Astara Rayon	Astara	Astara	620	98,300
9	Baku (ceety)	Bakı		2,130	2,092,400	Comprises 11 rayonlar
10	Balakan Rayon	Balakən	Balakan	920	91,100
11	Barda Rayon	Bərdə	Barda	960	143,900
12	Beylagan Rayon	Beyləqan	Beylagan	1,130	87,900
13	Bilasuvar Rayon	Biləsuvar	Bilasuvar	1,400	90,300
14	Jabrayil Rayon	Cəbrayıl	Jabrayil	1,050	72,700
15	Jalilabad Rayon	Cəlilabad	Jalilabad	1,440	196,500
16	Dashkasan Rayon	Daşkəsən	Daşkəsən	1,050	33,200
17	Shabran Rayon	Şabran	Shabran	1,090	53,000	Named Davachi (Dəvəçi) till 2010
18	Fizuli Rayon	Füzuli	Fizuli	1,390	118,900
19	Gadabay Rayon	Gədəbəy	Gadabay	1,290	95,000	Borders an exclave o Armenie
20	Ganja (ceety)	Gəncə		110	316,300
21	Goranboy Rayon	Goranboy	Goranboy	1,760	96,200
22	Goychay Rayon	Göyçay	Goychay	740	111,100
23	Hajigabul Rayon	Hacıqabul	Qazimemmed	1,640	67,300
24	Imishli Rayon	İmişli	Imishli	1,820	116,600
25	Ismailli Rayon	İsmayıllı	Ismailli	2,060	80,900
26	Kalbajar Rayon	Kəlbəcər	Kalbajar	3,050	83,200	De facto pairtially in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
27	Kurdamir Rayon	Kürdəmir	Kurdamir	1,630	105,700
28	Lachin Rayon	Laçın	Lachin	1,840	70,900
29	Lankaran Rayon	Lənkəran	Lankaran	1,540	209,900
30	Lankaran (ceety)	Lənkəran		70
31	Lerik Rayon	Lerik	Lerik	1,080	76,400
32	Masally Rayon	Masallı	Masally	720	202,500
33	Mingachevir (ceety)	Mingəçevir		130	97,800
34	Naftalan (ceety)	Naftalan		30	9,100
35	Neftchala Rayon	Neftçala	Neftchala	1,450	81,300
36	Oghuz Rayon	Oğuz	Oghuz	1,220	40,900
37	Qabala Rayon	Qəbələ	Qabala	1,550	95,600
38	Qakh Rayon	Qax	Qakh	1,490	53,900
39	Qazakh Rayon	Qazax	Qazakh	700	90,800	Includes twa exclaves in Armenie
40	Gobustan Rayon	Gobustan	Gobustan	1,370	41,100
41	Quba Rayon	Quba	Quba	2,580	155,600
42	Qubadli Rayon	Qubadlı	Qubadli	800	36,700
43	Qusar Rayon	Qusar	Qusar	1,540	89,300
44	Saatly Rayon	Saatlı	Saatly	1,180	95,100
45	Sabirabad Rayon	Sabirabad	Sabirabad	1,470	155,400
46	Shaki Rayon	Şəki	Shaki	2,430	173,500
47	Shaki (ceety)	Şəki
48	Salyan Rayon	Salyan	Salyan	1,790	124,900
49	Shamakhi Rayon	Şamaxı	Shamakhi	1,610	93,700
50	Shamkir Rayon	Şəmkir	Shamkir	1,660	196,100
51	Samukh Rayon	Samux	Nebiagali	1,450	54,600
52	Siazan Rayon	Siyəzən	Siazan	700	38,400
53	Sumqayıt (ceety)	Sumqayıt		80	314,800
54	Shusha Rayon	Şuşa	Shusha	290	29,700	De facto pairt o Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
55	Shusha (ceety)	Şuşa				De facto pairt o Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
56	Tartar Rayon	Tərtər	Tartar	960	98,400	De facto pairtially in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
57	Tovuz Rayon	Tovuz	Tovuz	1,900	160,700	Borders an exclave o Armenie
58	Ujar Rayon	Ucar	Ujar	850	79,800
59	Khachmaz Rayon	Xaçmaz	Khachmaz	1,050	162,100
60	Khankendi (ceety)	Xankəndi		8	55,200	De facto caipital o Nagorno-Karabakh Republic namit Stepanakert
61	Goygol Rayon	Xanlar	Goygol	1,030	58,300	Umwhile Khanlar
62	Khizi Rayon	Xızı	Khizi	1,850	14,700
63	Khojali Rayon	Xocalı	Khojali	940	26,500	De facto pairt o Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
64	Khojavend Rayon	Xocavənd	Khojavend	1,460	42,100	De facto pairt o Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
65	Yardymli Rayon	Yardımlı	Yardymli	670	59,600
66	Yevlakh Rayon	Yevlax	Yevlakh	1,540	119,600
67	Yevlakh (ceety)	Yevlax
68	Zangilan Rayon	Zəngilan	Zangilan	710	40,500
69	Zaqatala Rayon	Zaqatala	Zaqatala	1,350	120,300
70	Zardab Rayon	Zərdab	Zardab	860	54,000
			Total	81,100	8,700,600

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Map o Nakhichevan subdiveesions

1. Babek Rayon 2. Julfa Rayon 3. Kangarli Rayon 4. Nakhchivan (city)

5. Ordubad Rayon 6. Sadarak Rayon 7. Shakhbuz Rayon 8. Sharur Rayon

The territory o Nagorno-Karabakh presently forms pairt o Azerbaijani rayons o Khojavend, Tartar, Goranboy, Shusha and Kalbajar. In Soviet times the region wis kent as Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast; housomeivver on 26 November 1991, the Parliament o the Azerbaijan SSR abolished the autonomous status o the NKAO. Syne then the territory o the autonomous oblast haes been admeenistratively split atween the neighborin rayons, but maist o it remains unner the control o the ethnic Armenie forces frae Nagorno-Karabakh an Armenie^[2] as result o the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The seiven rayons an ane municipality o the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are leetit an numbered separately.

Map ref.	Admeenistrative diveesion	Azerbaijani name	Capital	Aurie[1] (km²)	Population[1] (2011 est.)	Notes
1	Babek Rayon	Babək	Babek	900	65,100	Umwhile kent as Nakhchivan; renamit efter Babak Khorramdin in 1991
2	Julfa Rayon	Culfa	Julfa	1,000	42,600	An aw spelled Jugha or Dzhulfa.
3	Kangarli Rayon	Kəngərli	Givraq	680	28,600	Split frae Babek in Mairch 2004
4	Nakhchivan (ceety)	Naxçıvan		130	84,700	Split frae Nakhchivan (Babek Rayon) in 1991
5	Ordubad Rayon	Ordubad	Ordubad	970	46,100	Split frae Julfa durin Sovietization[3]
6	Sadarak Rayon	Sədərək	Sədərək	150	14,400	Split frae Sharur in 1990; includes the Karki exclave in Armenie
7	Shakhbuz Rayon	Şahbuz	Shahbuz	920	23,200	Split frae Nakhchivan (Babek) durin Sovietization[3] Territory roughly corresponds tae the Čahuk (Չահւք) destrict o the historic Syunik region athin the Kinrick o Armenie[3]:p.123
8	Sharur Rayon	Şərur	Sharur	810	105,400	Umwhile kent as Bash-Norashen durin its incorporation intae the Soviet Union an Ilyich (efter Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) frae the post-Sovietization period tae 1990[3]
			Total	5,560	410,100

See an aw

• Economic regions an destricts o Azerbaijan
• ISO 3166-2:AZ