Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region Explained

Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region
Type:	Economic region
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Azerbaijan
Area Total Km2:	6960
Population Total:	558,700
Population As Of:	2021
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto

Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Quba-Xaçmaz iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Russia to the north, as well as the economic regions of Shaki-Zagatala, Mountainous Shirvan, and Absheron-Khizi. It has an area of 6960km2. Its population was estimated to be at 558.7 thousand people in January 2021. The entire territory of the region falls into the geographically European part of Azerbaijan.

Divisions

Administrative districts of the economic region include Shabran, Khachmaz, Guba, Gusar, and Siyazan.^{[2] [3]}

Geography

The territory of the region is, 8.8% of the country.^[4]  It is divided into four zones: plains, foothills, middle and high mountains.^[5] It is the only region of Azerbaijan to be located within the European continent.

Climate

The climate of the region has special topographic characteristic with four different zones. Clime types are divided into hot in the plain zones, cold-humid and cold in the mountain zones. 

Population

The total populations of Quba–Khachmaz economic region at the beginning of 2018 was 544,100 people.^[6]

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Towns and regions	Total	including:		Urban places	including:		Rural places	including:
men		women	men		women	men		women
Total	544.1	274.2	269.9	180.5	89.9	90.6	363.6	184.3	179.3
Qusar region	97.2	48.6	48.6	20.6	10.1	10.5	76.6	38.5	38.1
Qusar town	18.3	9.0	9.3	18.3	9.0	9.3	-|-|-|-|  Samur settlement|2.3|1.1|1.2|2.3|1.1|1.2|-	-|-|-|||||||||||-|Khachmaz region|176.3|88.4|87.9|67.6|33.3|34.3|108.7|55.1|53.6|-|  Khachmaz town|41.9|20.6|21.3|41.9|20.6|21.3|-	-|-|-|  Khudat town|16.7|8.3|8.4|16.7|8.3|8.4|-|-|-|-|  Shollar settlement|0.2|0.1|0.1|0.2|0.1|0.1|-	-|-|-|  Mukhdadir settlement|2.2|1.0|1.2|2.2|1.0|1.2|-	-|-|-|  Ashaghi Lagar settlement|0.4|0.2|0.2|0.4|0.2|0.2|-	-|-|-|  Shimal settlement|0.4|0.2|0.2|0.4|0.2|0.2|-|-|-|-|  Dalgali settlement|0.2|0.1|0.1|0.2|0.1|0.1|-	-|-|-|  Mesheli settlement|0.1|0.1|0.0|0.1|0.1|0.0|-	-|-|-|  Samurchay settlement|0.1|0.0|0.1|0.1|0.0|0.1|-	-|-|-|  Sahiller settlement|0.0|0.0|0.0|0.0|0.0|0.0|-|-|-|-|  Guneshli settlement|0.0|0.0|0.0|0.0|0.0|0.0|-|-|-|-|  Turist settlement|0.1|0.1|0.0|0.1|0.1|0.0|-|-|-|-|  Arzu settlement|1.4|0.7|0.7|1.4|0.7|0.7|-|-|-|-|  Yeni Hayat settlement|3.9|1.9|2.0|3.9|1.9|2.0|-|-|-|-|||||||||||-|Quba region|170.0|86.4|83.6|40.4|20.3|20.1|129.6|66.1|63.5|-|  Quba town|24.8|12.3|12.5|24.8|12.3|12.5|-	-|-|-|  Qonaqkand settlement|1.8|0.9|0.9|1.8|0.9|0.9|-	-|-|-|  Qirmizi Qasaba settlement|3.2|1.7|1.5|3.2|1.7|1.5|-|-|-|-|  Ganjlar settlement|0.5|0.2|0.3|0.5|0.2|0.3|-	-|-|-|  Zardabi settlement|4.5|2.3|2.2|4.5|2.3|2.2|-	-|-|-|  Baghbanly settlement|1.9|1.0|0.9|1.9|1.0|0.9|-	-|-|-|  Barly settlement|2.0|1.0|1.0|2.0|1.0|1.0|-	-|-|-|  Garachay settlement|1.7|0.9|0.8|1.7|0.9|0.8|-|-|-|-|||||||||||-|Shabran region|58.7|29.9|28.8|25.1|12.9|12.2|33.6|17.0|16.6|-|  Shabran town|25.1|12.9|12.2|25.1|12.9|12.2|-	-|-|-|||||||||||-|Siyazan region|41.9|20.9|21.0|26.8|13.3|13.5|15.1|7.6|7.5|-|  Siyazan town|25.7|12.7|13.0|25.7|12.7|13.0|-	-|-|-|  Gil-Gil chay settlement|1.1|0.6|0.5|1.1|0.6|0.5|-|-|-|} Natural resources Natural resources of the economic region include oil, natural gas, gravel, sand, flammable shale, clay, and water resources. Forests cover 10–11% of the region. Economy Agriculture, industry, tourism, and folk art are the main areas of economy in region. rowspan="2" 2013 2014 2015 Number of enterprises Output, 1000 manats Number of enterprises Output, 1000 manats Number of enterprises Output, 1000 manats Total economy 13,306 117,834.7 9,107 126,770.8 9,496 138,086.0  of which natural persons – entrepreneurs 12,950 81,171.8 8,738 100,715.0 9,024 124,788.0 of which: agriculture, forestry and fishing 194 6,175.7 181 8,757.3 204 4,080.1   natural persons 108 1,035.0 83 1,004.0 83 1,061.0 industry 274 9,250.9 318 4,943.0 221 3,360.6   natural persons 230 2,078.7 272 2,421.4 169 2,894.5 construction 80 15,700.9 90 5,969.1 82 1,051.8   natural persons 63 429.0 71 394.8 62 323.7 trade; repair of transport means 10,204 44,970.6 5,165 50,745.0 5,495 80,055.1   natural persons 10,053 37,572.2 5,027 43,226.4 5,373 73,970.7 transportation and storage 1,137 14,635.2 1,150 25,995.0 1,168 16,555.8   natural persons 1,128 14,538.2 1,139 25,646.0 1,146 15,683.9 accommodation and food service 372 22,755.2 853 25,393.7 878 27,656.6   natural persons   361 21,709.4 837 24,185.4 857 26,984.3 information and communication 5 65.0 4 59.9 10 126.3   natural persons -|-| colspan="2" |-|- colspan="2" - -|-|real estate activities|11|29.3| colspan="2" |28|169.4| colspan="2" |28|196.5|-|  natural persons|7|-| colspan="2" |24|4.4| colspan="2" |23|7.7|-|education|6|65.2| colspan="2" |8|97.5| colspan="2" |13|143.5|-|  natural persons|- -| colspan="2" |-|- colspan="2" - -|-|human health and social work |1|6.4| colspan="2" |2|18.5| colspan="2" |8|343.2|-|  natural persons|- -| colspan="2" |-|- colspan="2" - -|-|other fields |1,022|4,180.3| colspan="2" |1,308|4,622.4| colspan="2" |1,389|4,516.5|-|  natural persons|1,000|3,809.3| colspan="2" |1,285|3,832.6| colspan="2" |1,311|3,862.2|} Agriculture In the coastal lowlands, grain and vegetable production is common, while the mountainous towns have orchards.^[7]  Grape, potato and wheat are also main agricultural products. For milk and meat products, animals are raised in lowland areas. In Siyazan and Shabran districts, poultry is common. Industry Manufacturing industries heavily rely on oil and natural gas from Siyazan administrative district. Tourism Main touristic centers in the region are Yalama-Xudat sea shore, Qalaalti treatment center for kidney diseases, Quba, Qusar, and Khachmaz and Shabran for their hunting and fishing opportunities. 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Number of hotels 102 100 101 103 110 97 Total accommodation rooms 2,921 2,990 3,254 3,544 3,794 3,846 Instant attitude, place 7,905 8,119 8,703 9,127 9,691 9,572 Total accommodations persons 66,064 42,262 32,914 42,060 58,610 82,998 Total person-nights accommodations 310,094 279,439 194,871 227,364 195,719 219,552 Transportation and infrastructure The region is serviced by railways and highways, oil, gas and water pipelines. The communication lines that connect Russia and Azerbaijan pass through this area. 7.4% of all railways of the republic pass through the territory of the district. The total length of roads in the economic region is, which is 7.9% of the total length of roads throughout the country.^[8] External links Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan 41.3451°N 48.5324°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Territories, number and density of population by economic and administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan . The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan . 24 April 2022 . 2021.
2. Web site: New economic regions of Azerbaijan – LIST . Report News Agency . 7 July 2021 . 24 April 2022 .
3. Web site: Quba-Xaçmaz iqtisadi rayonu 2017. The Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Economy. 2014-12-03. en. 2018-10-13.
4. Aras, Osman; Suleyman, Elcin (2010). Azərbaycan İqtisadiyyati
5. News: Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. 2012-12-05. International Geographer. 2018-10-13. en-US.
6. Web site: Population The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. en. 2018-10-13.
7. Lerman, Zvi; Sedik, David (2010). Rural Transitions in Azerbaijan. United States of America: Lexington Books. .
8. Web site: Губа-Хачмазский экономический район — Azərbaycan Regional İnkişaf Mərkəzi. azregionaldevelopment.az. ru-RU. 2018-10-18. 2018-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174425/http://azregionaldevelopment.az/%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0-%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD/?lang=ru. dead.