Absheron
Area: 1,94 sq km
Population: 432.800
Population density: 223 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 16
Primary sectors of economy: food and beverage manufacturing, agriculture, including cattle breeding, production of olives, almonds, saffron, vine and vegetables in greenhouse. Oil and gas production is widespread in the area.
Aghdam
Area: 1,150 sq km
Population: 179.800
Population density: 156 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 128
Primary sectors of economy: food and clothing manufacturing, agriculture, including production of cotton, grain, vine, sericulture, and cattle breeding.
Aghdash
Area: 1,020 sq km
Population: 107.100
Population density: 105 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 74
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, including cattle breeding, production of grain, fruit-growing, paddy-growing, food, beverage and clothing manufacturing. Cotton-growing is the dominant sector. Licorice plant is grown.
Aghsu
Area: 1,020 sq km
Population: 80.600
Population density: 79 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 80
The economy is dominated by diversified agriculture. Main industrial sector is food and beverage manufacturing. Other developing areas are cotton-growing, sericulture, and cattle breeding.
Aghjabadi
Area: 1,760 sq km
Population: 136,100
Population density: 77 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 46
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, food manufacturing, and textile industry. It is one of the country`s major cotton-growing and sericulture districts.
Aghstafa
Area: 1,500 sq km
Population: 86,300
Population density: 58 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 39
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, particularly vine-growing, grain-growing and cattle breeding.
Astara
Area: 0,620 sq km
Population: 111,900
Population density: 181 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 92
Primary sectors of economy: food manufacturing (particularly dry velvety tea products), and agriculture (paddy, tea, citrus fruits, vegetable, and etc.), and beekeeping products.
Babek
Area: 0,830 sq km
Population: 77,800
Population density: 94 people (per sq.km)
Number of settlements: 36
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, particularly dry subtropical fruit-growing, vegetable-growing and grain-growing. There are food, beverage, and building materials plants.
Baku
Area: 2,130 sq km
Population: 2,344,900
Population density: 1101 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 60
It is the capital of Azerbaijan. The city is divided into 12 administrative districts: Binagadi, Khazar, Khatai, Garadagh, Narimanov, Nasimi, Nizami, Sabunchu, Sabayil, Surakhani, Yasamal, and Pirallahi. It is Azerbaijan’s industrial, scientific and cultural center. Primary sectors of economy: oil and gas industry, engineering industry, food and beverage manufacturing, textile industry, clothing industry, manufacturing of leather, leather products, and footwear, construction, communication, transport and etc.
Balakan
Area: 0,940 sq km
Population: 100,700
Population density: 107 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 59
The economy is dominated by diversified agriculture. Grain-growing, particularly corn craw cultivation, tobacco growing, fruit-growing (mainly nuts) and dairy-meat breeding are other main sectors.
Barda
Area: 0,950 sq km
Population: 156,900
Population density: 165 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 111
The economy is dominated by agriculture, especially cotton-growing, grain-growing, vine-growing, cattle breeding and sericulture.
Beylagan
Area: 1,130 sq km
Population: 101,600
Population density: 90 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 42
The economy is dominated by cotton-growing, grain-growing, vine-growing and cattle breeding.
Bilasuvar
Area: 1,360 sq km
Population: 106,500
Population density: 78 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 26
The economy is dominated by agriculture, especially cotton-growing, grain-growing, and cattle breeding are the main developed sectors of agriculture.
Dashkasan
Area: 1,050 sq km
Population: 33,300
Population density: 32 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 49
The population is mostly engaged in cattle breeding, grain-growing and potato-growing. An ore refining plant is operating in the district.
Fuzuli
Area: 1,380 sq km
Population: 130,800
Population density: 95 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 98
The economy was dominated by agriculture, vegetable-growing, grain-growing and cattle breeding. There were agricultural plants in the district.
Gabala
Area: 1,550 sq km
Population: 108,900
Population density: 70 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 64
Primary sectors of economy: cattle breeding, grain-growing, tobacco-growing, fruit-growing (especially nuts), and sericulture. There are food, building materials, elevator and musical instruments factories in the district.
Gakh
Area: 1,490 sq km
Population: 58,200
Population density: 39 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 59
Plant-growing, (especially tobacco-growing, grain-growing and fruit-growing, mainly nuts), as well as cattle breeding and sericulture make up the largest part of the economy.
Gandja
Area: 110 sq km
Population: 330,700
Population density: 3006 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 8
It is second most-populated and the third largest industrial city of the country. Main industrial sectors are metallurgy, food production, beverage production, textile industry, clothing production, manufacturing of computer and other electronic devices and electrical equipment production.
Gazakh
Area: 0,700 sq km
Population: 96,200
Population density: 137 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 35
The economy is made up of agriculture, especially grain-growing, vine-growing, vegetable gardening and cattle breeding. There are food, beverage and building materials factories in the district.
Gadabay
Area: 1,230 sq km
Population: 101,000
Population density: 82 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 109
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, especially potato-growing, grain-growing, cattle breeding and beekeeping. It is one of the key potato-growing districts of the country.
Gobustan
Area: 1,370 sq km
Population: 47,000
Population density: 34 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 33
Primary sectors of economy: grain-growing, cattle breeding, and vine-growing.
Goranboy
Area: 1,700 sq km
Population: 101,800
Population density: 60 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 87
Agriculture, especially grain-growing, cotton-growing and vegetable-growing are key economic sectors.
Goychay
Area: 0,740 sq km
Population: 118,600
Population density: 160 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 56
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, cotton-growing, grain-growing, vine-growing, cattle breeding, sericulture and fruit-growing (especially pomegranate, date and quince).
Goygol
Area: 0,920 sq km
Population: 64,800
Population density: 70 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 45
The economy is dominated by agriculture, especially cattle breeding, vine-growing, plant-growing, and vegetable-growing.
Guba
Area: 2,610 sq km
Population: 170,200
Population density: 65 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 157
It is one of the country`s fruit-growing districts. Other key agricultural areas are grain-growing, cattle breeding and beekeeping. There are also food products (fruit and canned vegetables) and carpet weaving plants in the district.
Gubadli
Area: 0,810 sq km
Population: 37,100
Population density: 46 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 94
Primary sectors of economy: grain-growing, vine-growing, tobacco-growing, sericulture, and cattle breeding. There were agricultural processing plants in the district.
Gusar
Area: 1,500 sq km
Population: 102,300
Population density: 68 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 90
Primary sector of the economy is agriculture. Cattle breeding, grain-growing, potato-growing, fruit-growing are widely-developed. There are agricultural processing plants in the district.
Hajigabul
Area: 1,600 sq km
Population: 75,900
Population density: 47 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 31
Main sector of the economy is agriculture, mainly cattle breeding, poultry, grain-growing, cotton-growing, vegetable-growing.
Imishli
Area: 1,890 sq km
Population: 131,600
Population density: 70 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 51
Cotton-growing, cattle breeding, and grain-growing make up the largest part of the economy. It is one of the country`s key cotton-growing districts.
Ismayilli
Area: 2,070 sq km
Population: 87,100
Population density: 42 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 108
Grain-growing, cattle breeding, vine-growing, fruit-growing, tobacco-growing make up the largest part of the economy. There is a carpet factory, food and beverage and bicycle plants.
Jabrayil
Area: 1,050 sq km
Population: 73,100
Population density: 70 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 96
Main sector of the economy was cattle breeding, vine-growing and sericulture.
Jalilabad
Area: 1,440 sq km
Population: 217,100
Population density: 151 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 121
Main sector of the economy is grain-growing. Vine-growing, cattle breeding, fruit-growing, and vegetable-growing are also key areas of the economy.
Julfa
Area: 0,930 sq km
Population: 48,000
Population density: 52 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 23
The economy is mainly based on fruit-growing, vine-growing, cattle breeding, and beekeeping. There is a carbon gas plant, as well as food production enterprises.
Kalbadjar
Area: 3,050 sq km
Population: 73,900
Population density: 24 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 126
The economy was mainly based on farming and cattle breeding.
Kangarli
Area: 0,700 sq km
Population: 33,500
Population density: 48 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 11
Primary sectors of economy: fruit-growing, vine-growing, tobacco-growing, and cattle breeding.
Khachmaz
Area: 1,060 sq km
Population: 174,400
Population density: 165 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 151
It is one of the country`s key vegetable-growing, fruit-growing, and cattle breeding districts. Poultry and fishing are also developed in the district. There are canned food processing, grape processing, condenser and other plants in the district.
Khankandi
Area: 0.008 sq km
Population: 4.400
Population density: 550 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 2
It was a developed industrial center of the country. The food and beverages products manufacturing, the textile industry, the production of clothing, the production of leather and leather products, and the production of shoes are developed in the district.
There were electrical engineering, car repair and asphalt-concrete factories, furniture factories, building materials, industrial, manufacturing and educational production plants in the district.
Khizi
Area: 1,670 km2
Population: 16,700
Population density: 10 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 29
The economy is based on plant-growing and cattle breeding.
Khojali
Area: 1,030 sq km
Population: 15,400
Population density: 15 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 55
The district’s agriculture was based on grain-growing, vine-growing, vegetable-growing, and cattle breeding. There were building materials and vine plants, non-alcoholic beverages factory, large pig and cattle breeding complexes, weaving and sewing factories.
Khojavand
Area: 1,470 sq km
Population: 12,300
Population density: 8 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 83
Vine-growing, grain-growing, and cattle breeding occupied an important place in its economy.
Kurdamir
Area: 1,630 sq km
Population: 118,400
Population density: 73 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 62
The economy is based on plant-growing, particularly cotton-growing and grain-growing. Vine-growing and sericulture also developed.
Lachin
Area: 1,830 sq km
Population: 75,700
Population density: 41 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 126
Cattle breeding occupied an important place in its economy. Grain-growing and fruit-growing were widely developed.
Lankaran
Area: 1,540 sq km
Population: 227,500
Population density: 148 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 93
There are mainly food and beverage plants. There is a tea factory, vegetable, and fish canning and other plants. The largest part of the agrarian sector is made up of vegetable growing, paddy-growing, tea-growing, fruit-growing, beekeeping and cattle breeding.
Lerik
Area: 1,080 sq km
Population: 85,200
Population density: 79 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 162
The economy is based on potato-growing, tobacco-growing, grain-growing, cattle breeding and beekeeping.
Masalli
Area: 0,720 sq km
Population: 226,700
Population density: 315 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 103
Primary sectors of economy: vegetable-growing, fruit-growing, vine-growing, grain-growing and tea-growing. There are food and beverage, and furniture plants in the district.
Mingachevir
Area: 0,140 sq km
Population: 102,900
Population density: 735 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 1
Main industrial sectors include energy, mechanical engineering, and chemistry, as well as food and beverage products manufacturing, textile industry, clothing production, leather and leather production, and footwear and building material production enterprises.
Naftalan
Area: 0,040 sq km
Population: 8,600
Population density: 215 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 3
It is a resort city. There are six sanatoriums in the city.
Nakhchivan
Area: 0,190 sq km
Population: 97,200
Population density: 512 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 7
It is the capital of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The industry is mainly based on food and beverage, clothing, and building materials. There is an automobile assembly and other plants.
Neftchala
Area: 1,450 sq km
Population: 87,300
Population density: 60 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 52
It is an industrial and agricultural district. There are petrochemical, fish, cotton processing and other plants. Cotton-growing, vegetable-growing, gardening and fruit-growing are the key sectors of the agriculture.
Oghuz
Area: 1,080 sq km
Population: 44,500
Population density: 41 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 34
Primary sectors of economy: agriculture, including cattle breeding, plant-growing, grain-growing, tobacco-growing and vegetable-growing.
Ordubad
Area: 0,980 sq km
Population: 50,700
Population density: 52 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 47
The economy is diversified. Fruit-growing, vegetable-growing, vine-growing, gardening, beekeeping and cattle breeding are key areas of the agriculture.
Qaradağ
Saatli
Area: 1,180 sq km
Population: 110,500
Population density: 94 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 44
Cotton-growing, grain-growing, gardening, vegetable-growing, fruit-growing and cattle breeding are main sectors of the economy. There are food, textile, and licorice plants in the district.
Sabirabad
Area: 1,470 sq km
Population: 180,500
Population density: 123 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 75
It is a large cotton-growing, cattle breeding, gardening and vegetable-growing district of the country. It features cotton cleaning and other plants.
Sadarak
Area: 0,220 sq km
Population: 23,000
Population density: 105 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 5
The economy is based on agriculture.
Salyan
Area: 1,600 sq km
Population: 139,600
Population density: 87 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 51
The largest part of the agriculture is made up of cotton-growing, grain-growing, vegetable-growing (mainly in greenhouses), and cattle breeding. There are agricultural processing plants in the district. Dry subtropical fruit-growing and gardening are other important sectors. There are oil and gas, plastic mass processing, cotton-refining and other plants in the district.
Samukh
Area: 1,450 sq km
Population: 58,600
Population density: 40 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 35
The economy is based on vine-growing, cattle breeding, grain-growing, vegetable-growing, and fruit-growing.
Shabran
Area: 1,090 sq km
Population: 58,400
Population density: 54 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 69
The economy is based on agricultural sector, including grain-growing, vine-growing, vegetable-growing, and cattle breeding.
Shahbuz
Area: 0,840 sq km
Population: 25,400
Population density: 30 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 24
Cattle breeding, beekeeping, and plant-growing are main sectors of the economy.
Shamakhi
Area: 1,670 sq km
Population: 105,700
Population density: 63 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 63
Primary sectors of economy: vine-growing, grain-growing, cattle breeding, and beekeeping.
Sharur
Area: 0,810 sq km
Population: 113,000
Population density: 140 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 65
Vine-growing, grain-growing, vegetable-growing, cattle breeding, and beekeeping are main sectors of economy.
Sheki
Area: 2,430 sq km
Population: 184,200
Population density: 76 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 71.
Main sectors of the economy include grain-growing, cattle breeding, tobacco-growing, vine-growing, and sericulture. There are “Shaki-Silk”, tobacco fermentation, food products and other plants.
Shamkir
Area: 1,660 sq km
Population: 217,400
Population density: 131 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 66
Primary sectors of economy: vine-growing, grain-growing, vegetable-growing (mainly in greenhouses), and cattle breeding.
Shirvan
Area: 0,070 sq km
Population: 85,500
Population density: 1221 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 3
There are 29 industrial enterprises, including the largest open-type Shirvan state regional power plant in Europe, as well as facilities manufacturing construction materials, computers and other electronic equipment, and oil and gas producing facilities in the city.
Shusha
Area: 0,280 sq km
Population: 25,100
Population density: 90 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 36
The economy was based on cattle breeding, vegetable-growing, and gardening.
Siyazan
Area: 0,700 sq km
Population: 41,800
Population density: 60 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 34
Oil industry is the main sector of the economy. Vine-growing, grain-growing, poultry farming, cattle breeding, and vegetable-growing occupy an important place in agriculture.
Sumgayit
Area: 0,130 sq km
Population: 427,000
Population density: 3285 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 3
Primary sectors of economy include the manufacturing of chemical, petrochemical, food and beverage products, as well as textile industry, clothing production. There are leather and leather goods, footwear, mechanical engineering, electrical equipment, power, building material plants.
Tartar
Area: 0,960 sq km
Population: 80,500
Population density: 84 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 51
Key agricultural areas include cotton-growing, cattle breeding, grain-growing, fruit-growing, and sericulture. There are also cotton processing and telemechanics plant.
Tovuz
Area: 1,940 sq km
Population: 176,900
Population density: 91 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 104
The economy is based on agriculture, including vine-growing, vegetable-growing, fruit-growing, gardening, grain-growing, cattle breeding, beekeeping and sericulture.
Ujar
Area: 0,830 sq km
Population: 85,000
Population density: 102 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 30
The economy is based on agriculture, including cotton-growing, grain-growing, cattle breeding, poultry farming, sericulture, fruit-growing, paddy-growing, vine-growing and gardening.
Xırdalan
Yardimli
Area: 0,670 sq km
Population: 68,400
Population density: 102 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 88
Main sector of the economy is agriculture. The population is mainly engaged in grain-growing, potato-growing, tobacco-growing, sheep breeding and beekeeping.
Yevlakh
Area: 1,470 sq km
Population: 129,200
Population density: 88 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 50
Primary sectors of economy: cotton-growing, grain-growing, and cattle breeding. The population is also engaged in poultry farming and sericulture. There are cotton and leather processing plants and other industrial enterprises.
Zagatala
Area: 1,350 sq km
Population: 130,100
Population density: 96 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 62
Agriculture occupies a crucial place in the economy. Grain-growing, tobacco-growing, fruit-growing (mainly nuts), vegetable-growing, sericulture and beekeeping are developed in the district. There are food products, tobacco processing, sewing and furniture factories.
Zangilan
Area: 0,730 sq km
Population: 42,700
Population density: 59 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 85
Main sectors of the economy were grain-growing, tobacco-growing, potato-growing, fruit-growing, and gardening. There also were processing enterprises.
Zardab
Area: 0,860 sq km
Population: 59,400
Population density: 69 people (per sq. km)
Number of settlements: 42
Grain-growing, cotton-growing, sericulture, paddy-growing, and cattle breeding make up the largest part of its economy. There is a dairy processing plant in the district.
Aghdara
Area: 1,66 sq km