Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is administratively divided into 67 districts () and 11 cities () that are subordinate to the Republic. Out of these districts and cities, 7 districts and 1 city are located within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The districts are further divided into municipalities ().

Additionally, the districts of Azerbaijan are grouped into 14 Economic Regions ()."Azerbaijan Regions" , Regional Development Center in Azerbaijan. On 7 July 2021, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree "On the new division of economic regions in the Republic of Azerbaijan".

Administrative divisions Contiguous Azerbaijan

The list below represents the districts of contiguous Azerbaijan. For those of the Nakhchivan exclave, see further below.

Map ref. Administrativedivision Azerbaijaniname Capital Area"Territories, number, density of population and territorial units by economic and administrative regions of Azerbaijan Republic" , The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.(km2) Populationcensus(2019)Census of 1 October 2019 - State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (web). Note1Absheron DistrictAbşeronXırdalan1,360476,819Includes an exclave in Baku2Aghjabadi DistrictAğcabədiAghjabadi1,760149,6603Aghdam DistrictAğdamAghdam1,07678,3234Agdash DistrictAğdaşAgdash1,050103,2675Aghstafa DistrictAğstafaAgstafa1,50084,9186Agsu DistrictAğsuAgsu1,02077,7127Şirvan (city)Şirvan3082,135Known as Ali Bayramli (Əli Bayramlı) until 20088Astara DistrictAstaraAstara620105,0839Baku (city)Bakı2,1302,616,948Capital and largest city of Azerbaijan10Balakan DistrictBalakənBalakan920107,87011Barda DistrictBərdəBarda960182,63312Beylagan DistrictBeyləqanBeylagan1,13091,61913Bilasuvar DistrictBiləsuvarBilasuvar1,400113,41214Jabrayil DistrictCəbrayılJabrayil1,05081,70015Jalilabad DistrictCəlilabadJalilabad1,440207,56516Dashkasan DistrictDaşkəsənDashkasan1,05033,79717Shabran DistrictŞabranShabran1,09056,482Known as Davachi (Dəvəçi) until 201018Fuzuli DistrictFüzuliFüzuli1,39063,58219Gadabay DistrictGədəbəyGadabay1,29095,75620Ganja (city)Gəncə110352,19621Goranboy DistrictGoranboyGoranboy1,760104,91622Goychay DistrictGöyçayGoychay740115,21323Hajigabul DistrictHacıqabulHajiqabul1,64073,63424Imishli DistrictİmişliImishli1,820129,25925Ismayilli DistrictİsmayıllıIsmayilli2,06079,22326Kalbajar DistrictKəlbəcərKalbajar2,31419,81827Kurdamir DistrictKürdəmirKurdamir1,630111,48328Lachin DistrictLaçınLachin1,84011,67329Lankaran DistrictLənkəranLankaran1,540220,41330Lankaran (city)Lənkəran70(83,300)2019 Census figure included in Lankaran District31Lerik DistrictLerikLerik1,08080,73532Masally DistrictMasallıMasally720219,60733Mingachevir (city)Mingəçevir130119,97734Naftalan (city)Naftalan309,29135Neftchala DistrictNeftçalaNeftchala1,45083,79236Oghuz DistrictOğuzOghuz1,22042,42437Qabala DistrictQəbələQabala1,550101,58038Qakh DistrictQaxQakh1,49051,51939Qazax DistrictQazaxQazax70092,912Partly under de facto control of Armenia40Gobustan DistrictQobustanGobustan1,37044,34841Quba DistrictQubaQuba2,580161,63142Qubadli DistrictQubadlıQubadli800(36,700)43Qusar DistrictQusarQusar1,54098,30744Saatly DistrictSaatlıSaatly1,180104,80145Sabirabad DistrictSabirabadSabirabad1,470177,13746Shaki DistrictŞəkiShaki2,430178,64847Shaki (city)Şəki9(63,700)48Salyan DistrictSalyanSalyan1,790136,91749Shamakhi DistrictŞamaxıShamakhi1,610102,49450Shamkir DistrictŞəmkirShamkir1,660212,42751Samukh DistrictSamuxSamukh1,45056,69652Siyazan DistrictSiyəzənSiyazan70040,89653Sumgait (city)Sumqayıt80491,06854Shusha DistrictŞuşaShusha2905,39655Tartar DistrictTərtərTartar10985,42656Tovuz DistrictTovuzTovuz1,900164,11957Ujar DistrictUcarUjar85082,94958Khachmaz DistrictXaçmazKhachmaz1,050170,02259Khankendi (city)Xankəndi858,32260Goygol DistrictGöygölGoygol1,03066,774Known as Khanlar (Xanlar) until 200861Khizi DistrictXızıKhizi1,85017,90362Khojaly DistrictXocalıKhojaly94017,05063Khojavend DistrictXocavəndKhojavend1,460(42,100)64Yardimli DistrictYardımlıYardimli67064,02765Yevlakh DistrictYevlaxYevlakh1,540130,74166Yevlakh (city)Yevlax9559,03667Zangilan DistrictZəngilanZangilan710(40,500)68Zagatala DistrictZaqatalaZaqatala1,350125,83169Zardab DistrictZərdabZardab86057,02270Aghdara DistrictAğdərəAghdara1161Became a district in December 2023.TOTAL81,1009,634,154Including an estimated 148,795 for Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) estimated for 2019 by the Artsakh Statistical Service.

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

The seven districts and one municipality of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are listed below.

Map ref. Administrativedivision Azerbaijaniname Capital Area(km2) Populationcensus(2019) Note1Babek DistrictBabəkBabek90076,002Known as Nakhchivan until 19912Julfa DistrictCulfaJulfa1,00046,9703Kangarli DistrictKəngərliQıvraq68032,621Split from Babek in March 20044Nakhchivan (city)Naxçıvan13094,318Split from Nakhchivan (Babek District) in 19915Ordubad DistrictOrdubadOrdubad97050,156Split from Julfa in 19656Sadarak DistrictSədərəkSadarak15016,036Split from Sharur in 1990; includes the Karki exclave under de facto control of Armenia7Shahbuz DistrictŞahbuzŞahbuz92025,233Split from Nakhchivan (Babek) in 19658Sharur DistrictŞərurSharur810117,263Known as Norashen until 1964 and Ilyich until 1990TOTAL5,560458,599

Economic regions

EconomicregionArea(km2)Populationestimate(2021)Populationdensityper km2(2021)NoteBaku2,1402,300,5001,075Includes Baku itself. It is the main economic centre of Azerbaijan.Main industries: international trade, oil refining, chemical, machine-building, food, tourism, textiles.The military industry, high-tech industries, and information technologies are being developed.Absheron-Khizi3,730578,800155Includes 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, construction, transport infrastructure.Ganja-Dashkasan5,270611,300116Includes Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh administrative districts and the cities of Ganja, Naftalan.Shaki-Zagatala8,840630,40071Includes Balakan, Qakh, Qabala, Oghuz, Zagatala, Shaki administrative districts.Main industries: light, tourism and food.Lankaran-Astara6,070953,600157Includes Astara, Jalilabad, Lerik, Yardimli, Lankaran administrative districts.Main industry: food and tourism.Guba-Khachmaz6,960558,70080Includes Shabran, Khachmaz, Guba, Qusar, Siyazan administrative districts.Main industries: agriculture, light, tourism, food.Central Aran6,690740,000111Includes Agdash, Goychay, Kurdamir, Ujar, Yevlakh, Zardab administrative districts, and the city of Mingachevir.Karabakh8,990904,500101Includes Agjabadi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, Khojaly, Khojavend, Shusha, Tartar administrative regions and the city of Khankendi (Stepanakert).East Zangezur7,470343,50046Includes Jabrayil, Kalbajar, Qubadli, Lachin, Zangilan administrative districts.Mountainous Shirvan6,130324,80053Includes Agsu, Ismayilli, Gobustan, Shamakhi administrative districts.Main industries: light and food.Nakhchivan5,500461,50084Includes the whole territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.Main industries: light and food.Gazakh-Tovuz7,030687,60098Includes Aghstafa, Gadabay, Gazakh, Shamkir, Tovuz administrative districts.Mil-Mughan5,670522,60092Includes Beylagan, Imishli, Saatly, Sabirabad administrative districts.Shirvan-Salyan6,080501,30082Includes Bilasuvar, Hajigabul, Neftchala, Salyan administrative districts and the city of Shirvan.TOTALS86,57010,119,100111

Nagorno-Karabakh The territory of former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast presently consists of the districts of Khojavend, Shusha, Khojaly and Aghdara. The Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991, by the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Since then, the territory of the autonomous oblast has been administratively split between the aforementioned districts.

As a result of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, most of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts came under the occupation of ethnic Armenian forces. The self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh also controlled a large part of southwestern Azerbaijan outside Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan regained control of all of the surrounding districts and large parts of Nagorno-Karabakh following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Azerbaijan regained control of all of Nagorno-Karabakh following 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes.

See also ISO 3166-2:AZ List of regions of Azerbaijan by Human Development Index

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