| Martuni District | |
| Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name: | Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Country |
| Population As Of: | 1979 |
| Population Total: | 27742 |
| Established Title: | Abolished |
| Established Date: | 13 October 1992 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Martuni |
Martuni District (Azerbaijani: Martuni rayonu, Мартуни рајону; Armenian: Մարտունու շրջան) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]
The administrative centre of the district was the town of Martuni.
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast was abolished on 26 November 1991.[2] On 13 October 1992, the Martuni district was merged with the Hadrut district to form the Khojavend District.[3]
Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, most of the former district came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh and was incorporated into its Martuni Province, while Azerbaijan retained control of a small eastern part of the district. During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured the southern part of the former district.
| Year | Population | Ethnic groups | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 32,298 | 93.6% Armenians, 4.6% Azerbaijanis, 1.4% Russians | Soviet Census[4] |
| 1959 | 24,841 | 87.3% Armenians, 11.9% Azerbaijanis, 0.5% Russians | Soviet Census |
| 1970 | 26,178 | 85.5% Armenians, 14.0% Azerbaijanis, 0.2% Russians | Soviet Census |
| 1979 | 27,742 | 79.3% Armenians, 19.8% Azerbaijanis, 0.6% Russians | Soviet Census |