Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Map of the administrative divisions of Azerbaijan. Note that the divisions of the Nakhchivan exclave are listed in the next section.

1. Absheron Rayon 2. Aghjabadi Rayon 3. Agdam Rayon 4. Agdash Rayon 5. Agstafa Rayon 6. Agsu Rayon 7. Shirvan (city) 8. Astara Rayon 9. Baku (city) 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 (city) 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 (city) 31. Lerik Rayon 32. Masally Rayon 33. Mingachevir (city) 34. Naftalan (city) 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 (city) 48. Salyan Rayon 49. Shamakhi Rayon 50. Shamkir Rayon 51. Samukh Rayon 52. Siazan Rayon 53. Sumqayit (city) 54. Shusha Rayon 55. Shusha (city) 56. Tartar Rayon 57. Tovuz Rayon 58. Ujar Rayon 59. Khachmaz Rayon 60. Khankendi (city) 61. Goygol Rayon 62. Khizi Rayon 63. Khojali Rayon 64. Khojavend Rayon 65. Yardymli Rayon 66. Yevlakh Rayon 67. Yevlakh (city) 68. Zangilan Rayon 69. Zaqatala Rayon 70. Zardab Rayon

Politically, Azerbaijan is divided into:

• 59 districts (rayonlar; sing.– rayon),
• 11 cities (şəhərlər; sing.– şəhər),
• 1 autonomous republic (muxtar respublika), which itself contains:
  • 7 districts
  • 1 city

This list is for the main part of Azerbaijan; the rayons of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are listed below and numbered separately. Some rayons are completely or partially in the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, shown on the map in green; this is noted in the list.

The rayons are further divided into municipalities.

List of administrative divisions

Contiguous Azerbaijan

Map ref.	Administrative division	Azerbaijani name	Capital	Area[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 (city)	Şirvan		30	78,700	Named Ali Bayramli (Əli Bayramlı) until April 24, 2008
8	Astara Rayon	Astara	Astara	620	98,300
9	Baku (city)	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) until 2010
18	Fizuli Rayon	Füzuli	Fizuli	1,390	118,900
19	Gadabay Rayon	Gədəbəy	Gadabay	1,290	95,000	Borders an exclave of Armenia
20	Ganja (city)	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 partially 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 (city)	Lənkəran
31	Lerik Rayon	Lerik	Lerik
32	Masally Rayon	Masallı	Masally
33	Mingachevir (city)	Mingəçevir
34	Naftalan (city)	Naftalan
35	Neftchala Rayon	Neftçala	Neftchala
36	Oghuz Rayon	Oğuz	Oghuz
37	Qabala Rayon	Qəbələ	Qabala
38	Qakh Rayon	Qax	Qakh
39	Qazakh Rayon	Qazax	Qazakh			Includes two exclaves in Armenia
40	Gobustan Rayon	Gobustan	Gobustan
41	Quba Rayon	Quba	Quba
42	Qubadli Rayon	Qubadlı	Qubadli
43	Qusar Rayon	Qusar	Qusar
44	Saatly Rayon	Saatlı	Saatly
45	Sabirabad Rayon	Sabirabad	Sabirabad
46	Shaki Rayon	Şəki	Shaki
47	Shaki (city)	Şəki
48	Salyan Rayon	Salyan	Salyan
49	Shamakhi Rayon	Şamaxı	Shamakhi
50	Shamkir Rayon	Şəmkir	Shamkir
51	Samukh Rayon	Samux	Nebiagali
52	Siazan Rayon	Siyəzən	Siazan
53	Sumqayit (city)	Sumqayıt
54	Shusha Rayon	Şuşa	Shusha			De facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
55	Shusha (city)	Şuşa				De facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
56	Tartar Rayon	Tərtər	Tartar			De facto partially in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
57	Tovuz Rayon	Tovuz	Tovuz			Borders an exclave of Armenia
58	Ujar Rayon	Ucar	Ujar
59	Khachmaz Rayon	Xaçmaz	Khachmaz
60	Khankendi (city)	Xankəndi				De facto capital of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic named Stepanakert
61	Goygol Rayon	Xanlar	Goygol			Formerly Khanlar
62	Khizi Rayon	Xızı	Khizi
63	Khojali Rayon	Xocalı	Khojali			De facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
64	Khojavend Rayon	Xocavənd	Khojavend			De facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
65	Yardymli Rayon	Yardımlı	Yardymli
66	Yevlakh Rayon	Yevlax	Yevlakh
67	Yevlakh (city)	Yevlax
68	Zangilan Rayon	Zəngilan	Zangilan
69	Zaqatala Rayon	Zaqatala	Zaqatala
70	Zardab Rayon	Zərdab	Zardab
			Total	81,100	8,245,500

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Map of Nakhichevan subdivisions

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 of Nagorno-Karabakh presently forms part of Azerbaijani rayons of Khojavend, Tartar, Goranboy, Shusha and Kalbajar. In Soviet times the region was known as Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast; however on November 26, 1991, the Parliament of the Azerbaijan SSR abolished the autonomous status of the NKAO. Since then the territory of the autonomous oblast has been administratively split between the neighboring rayons, but most of it remains under the control of the ethnic Armenian forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia^[2] as result of the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The seven rayons and one municipality of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are listed and numbered separately.

Map ref.	Administrative division	Azerbaijani name	Capital	Area[1] (km²)	Population[1] (2011 est.)	Notes
1	Babek Rayon	Babək	Babek	900	65,100	Formerly known as Nakhchivan; renamed after Babak Khorramdin in 1991
2	Julfa Rayon	Culfa	Julfa	1,000	42,600	Also spelled Jugha or Dzhulfa.
3	Kangarli Rayon	Kəngərli	Givraq	680	28,600	Split from Babek in March 2004
4	Nakhchivan (city)	Naxçıvan		130	84,700	Split from Nakhchivan (Babek Rayon) in 1991
5	Ordubad Rayon	Ordubad	Ordubad	970	46,100	Split from Julfa during Sovietization[3]
6	Sadarak Rayon	Sədərək	Sədərək	150	14,400	Split from Sharur in 1990; includes the Karki exclave in Armenia
7	Shakhbuz Rayon	Şahbuz	Shahbuz	920	23,200	Split from Nakhchivan (Babek) during Sovietization[3] Territory roughly corresponds to the Čahuk (Չահւք) district of the historic Syunik region within the Kingdom of Armenia[3]:p.123
8	Sharur Rayon	Şərur	Sharur	810	105,400	Formerly known as Bash-Norashen during its incorporation into the Soviet Union and Ilyich (after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) from the post-Sovietization period to 1990[3]
			Total	5,560	410,100

See also

• Economic regions and districts of Azerbaijan
• ISO 3166-2:AZ

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "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.
2. ^ The CIA World Factbook
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. University of Chicago Press.