Azerbaijan: Economic Regions, Republics, Major Cities, Towns & Settlements

Economic Regions & Republics

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Original	Capital	A (km²)	C 1979-01-17	C 1989-01-12	C 1999-01-27	C 2009-04-13	E 2012-01-01
i	Abşeron [Absheron] {Abseron}	ABS	Reg			3,290	267,500	334,400	378,062	514,000	529,100
i	Aran	ARA	Reg			21,430	1,127,100	1,356,000	1,626,979	1,796,400	1,863,500
i	Bakı [Baku] {Baki}	BAK	Reg			2,130	1,533,200	1,794,900	1,788,854	2,045,800	2,122,300
i	Dağlıq Şirvan [Dakhlik Shirvan] {Dagliq Sirvan}	DSV	Reg			6,060	194,300	209,800	249,234	281,600	292,000
i	Gəncə-Qazax [Ganja-Gazakh] {Ganca-Qazax}	GQX	Reg			12,480	842,000	955,400	1,084,326	1,172,600	1,205,200
	Kəlbəcər-Laçın [Kalbajar-Lachin] {Kalbacar-Lacin}	KBL	Reg			0	161,500	168,800	0	0	0
i	Lənkəran [Lankaran] {Lankaran}	LKR	Reg			6,070	510,200	602,900	730,498	824,000	855,700
i	Nagorno Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ)	NKR	Rep	Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ	Stepanakert	11,500	...	...	130,600	142,000	143,600
i	Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan] {Naxcivan}	NAV	ARep		Naxçıvan	5,500	240,500	293,900	354,072	398,300	418,500
i	Quba-Xaçmaz [Guba-Khachmaz] {Quba-Xacmaz}	QXM	Reg			6,960	339,600	364,900	441,454	488,700	505,400
i	Şəki-Zaqatala [Shaki-Zagatala] {Saki-Zaqatala}	SKZ	Reg			8,960	390,800	447,700	518,777	566,000	581,700
i	Yuxarı Qarabağ [Yukhari Karabakh] {Yuxari Qarabag}	YQB	Reg			2,200	419,800	492,500	80,000	90,000	95,000
	Azerbaijan	AZE			Bakı	86,600	6,026,500	7,021,178	7,953,438	8,922,447	9,235,100

State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (web).
For Nagorno Karabakh: Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am); 2012 column reports 2011 population.

Remarks:
The 1979 and 1989 population figures of Kəlbəcər-Laçın and Yuxarı Qarabağ include the population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast which was 160,901 and 187,769, respectively. The same holds for the area (4,400 km²).
Since the Nagorno-Karabakh war, most parts of Yuxarı Qarabağ and Kəlbəcər-Laçın are part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The 1999 and 2009 population figures given for Yuxarı Qarabağ refer to the parts that are controlled by the Azerbaijani central government; they are rough estimates. The de jure result of the 2005 census (which took place between 18-27 October) for Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was 137,737.
The population totals after 1989 are higher than the sums of the regions' population because the totals include internal displaced persons (IDPs). UNHCR reports 603,000 IDPs in 2009: About 176,000 IDPs live in Baku, at least 126,000 in Aran, 120,000 in Yukhari Karabakh, and 45,000 in Sumqayit.

	Name	Adm.	C E 2012-01-01
1	Bakı	BAK	1,184,000
2	Gəncə	GQX	320,700
3	Sumqayıt	ABS	284,600
4	Mingəçevir	ARA	98,800
5	Xırdalan	ABS	93,600
6	Qaraçuxur	BAK	81,100
7	Şirvan	ARA	75,200
8	Naxçıvan	NAV	74,100
9	Bakıxanov	BAK	70,600
10	Şeki	SKZ	63,700

Cities, Towns & Settlements

	Name	Status	Original	Adm.	C C 1979-01-17	C C 1989-01-12	C E 2002-01-01	C E 2012-01-01
i	Ağcabədi [Agjabedi] {Agcabadi}	Town		ARA	20,296	25,162	34,000	39,500
i	Ağdam {Agdam}	Town		NKR	23,559	28,031	0	0
i	Ağdaş [Agdash] {Agdas}	Town		ARA	17,352	19,756	22,900	29,600
i	Ağsu [Aghsu] {Agsu}	Town		DSV	11,019	14,201	...	20,200
i	Əmircan [Amirjan] {Amircan}	Sett		BAK	16,588	17,815	25,900	29,800
i	Badamdar	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	21,600
i	Bakı [Baku] {Baki}	City		BAK	1,021,969	1,150,055	1,099,700	1,184,000
i	Bakıxanov (Stepan Razin) [Bakikhanov] {Bakixanov}	Sett		BAK	60,046	73,707	65,500	70,600
i	Bərdə [Barda] {Barda}	Town		ARA	24,122	30,908	36,700	38,500
i	Biləcəri [Bilajari] {Bilacari}	Sett		BAK	24,205	30,498	41,000	45,800
i	Biləsuvar (Puşkino) [Bilasuvar] {Bilasuvar}	Town		ARA	15,925	18,632	17,900	20,900
i	Binə [Bina] {Bina}	Sett		BAK	18,832	22,809	24,000	54,000
i	Binəqədi [Binagadi] {Binaqadi}	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	37,300
i	Bülbülə [Bulbula] {Bulbula}	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	24,200
i	Buzovna	Sett		BAK	19,405	23,084	24,500	29,700
i	Cəlilabad [Jalilabad] {Calilabad}	Town		LKR	19,962	25,846	35,500	43,300
i	Füzuli {Fuzuli}	Town		NKR	13,201	17,090	0	0
i	Gəncə (Kirovabad) [Ganja] {Ganca}	Town		GQX	231,901	278,006	300,900	320,700
i	Göyçay [Goychay] {Goycay}	Town		ARA	29,206	30,934	35,000	36,100
i	Hacıqabul (Qazıməmməd) [Hajigabul] {Haciqabul}	Town		ARA	19,066	21,504	22,800	25,600
i	Hacı Zeynalabdin Tağıyev (Nasosnyy) [Tagiyev] {Haci Zeynalabdin Tagiyev}	Sett		ABS	8,634	16,371	18,700	21,200
i	Hövsan {Hovsan}	Sett		BAK	9,881	28,508	37,500	38,900
i	İmişli [Imishli] {Imisli}	Town		ARA	21,340	25,715	31,000	33,300
i	Keşlə [Keshla] {Kesla}	Sett		BAK	...	...	17,600	23,100
i	Lənkəran [Lankaran] {Lankaran}	Town		LKR	40,312	45,020	48,600	50,800
i	Lökbatan {Lokbatan}	Sett		BAK	16,743	23,365	30,100	35,800
i	Mərdəkan [Mardakan] {Mardakan}	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	23,300
i	Martakert (Ağdərə)	Town	Մարտակերտ	NKR	6,937	8,325	3,800	4,200
i	Martuni (Xocavənd)	Town	Մարտունի	NKR	5,504	6,998	4,700	5,600
i	Maştağa [Mashtagha] {Mastaga}	Sett		BAK	31,920	40,294	39,500	43,100
i	Mingəçevir [Mingechevir] {Mingacevir}	Town		ARA	59,733	85,388	94,600	98,800
i	Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan] {Naxcivan}	Town		NAV	33,279	59,754	64,300	74,100
i	Neftçala [Neftchala] {Neftcala}	Town		ARA	10,734	14,241	18,300	20,900
i	Qaraçuxur [Garachukur] {Qaracuxur}	Sett		BAK	13,080	46,377	70,900	81,100
i	Qazax [Gazakh]	Town		GQX	15,585	19,045	18,900	21,000
i	Quba [Guba]	Town		QXM	19,437	20,791	22,100	23,900
i	Rəsulzadə (Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə, Kirovskij) [Rasulzade] {Rasulzada}	Sett		BAK	77,168	34,285	43,100	49,500
i	Sabirabad	Town		ARA	15,000	18,612	27,600	29,000
i	Şabran (Dəvəçi) [Shabran] {Sabran}	Town		QXM	15,374	18,647	20,700	23,300
i	Sabunçu [Sabunchu] {Sabuncu}	Sett		BAK	30,903	24,202	20,700	31,100
i	Sahil (Primorsk)	Sett		BAK	10,235	19,280	21,600	23,300
i	Salyan	Town		ARA	26,196	30,396	35,900	36,800
i	Şamaxı [Shamakhy] {Samaxi}	Town		DSV	21,965	24,681	28,500	36,800
i	Şəmkir [Shamkir] {Samkir}	Town		GQX	21,965	27,917	35,000	39,100
i	Saray	Sett		ABS	...	...	...	18,900
i	Şeki (Nucha) [Sheki] {Seki}	Town		SKZ	49,475	56,223	61,800	63,700
i	Shushi (Şuşa)	Town	Շուշի	NKR	11,729	15,039	3,000	4,100
i	Şirvan (Əli Bayramlı) [Shirvan] {Sirvan}	Town		ARA	41,583	58,253	68,700	75,200
i	Siyəzən [Siyazan] {Siyazan}	Town		QXM	15,499	18,655	21,800	24,300
i	Stepanakert (Xankəndi)	Town	Ստեփանակերտ	NKR	38,980	56,705	49,700	52,900
i	Sumqayıt (Sumgait) {Sumqayit}	Town		ABS	190,112	231,104	261,200	284,600
i	Tərtər (Mir-Bəşir) [Tartar] {Tartar}	Town		YQB	10,789	12,563	17,800	19,700
i	Xaçmaz [Khachmaz] {Xacmaz}	Town		QXM	26,012	28,990	36,200	39,900
i	Xırdalan [Khirdalan] {Xirdalan}	Town		ABS	22,672	28,225	30,600	93,600
i	Yevlax [Yevlakh]	Town		ARA	33,874	45,719	52,500	58,700
i	Zabrat	Sett		BAK	17,071	16,558	21,100	27,700
i	Zaqatala [Zagatala]	Town		SKZ	16,143	18,198	18,000	20,900

(1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow (web).
(1989) Demoscope Weekly (web).
(2002) State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (provided by Gunnar Wilhelms).
(2012) State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (provided by Dariusz Gierczak).
(Nagorno Karabakh): Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am); 2012 column reports 2011 population.

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